Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Liberia
Liberia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 619,135 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Liberia is 619,135 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Liberia peaked at 625,168 An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 210,000 An, in 1961.
That places Liberia 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Liberia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 210,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 220,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 230,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 240,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 250,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 260,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 270,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 280,000 An | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 287,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 295,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 305,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 315,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 325,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 333,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 342,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 351,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 360,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 370,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 380,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 400,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 420,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 440,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 465,000 An | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 469,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 473,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 476,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 478,000 An | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 480,000 An | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 470,000 An | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 450,000 An | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 435,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 435,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 430,000 An | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 430,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 430,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 430,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 430,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 430,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 430,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 430,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 430,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 430,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 430,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 430,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 430,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 460,000 An | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 491,940 An | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 526,000 An | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 562,650 An | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 602,050 An | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 608,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 612,000 An | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 620,000 An | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 621,000 An | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 622,527 An | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 623,958 An | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 624,583 An | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 624,871 An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 625,099 An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 625,168 An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 621,474 An | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 620,475 An | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 619,804 An | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 619,135 An | -0.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 619,135 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.76 million An, 4% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 619,135 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.99 million An, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 249,667 An | 210,000 An | 287,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 337,600 An | 295,000 An | 380,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 457,100 An | 400,000 An | 480,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 433,000 An | 430,000 An | 450,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 462,059 An | 430,000 An | 562,650 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 618,409 An | 602,050 An | 625,099 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 621,211 An | 619,135 An | 625,168 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1221 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1671 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3378 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Liberia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Liberia was 619,135 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 625,168 An in 2020.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,000 An in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Liberia ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.