Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mali
Mali: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 58.29 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Mali stood at 58.29 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Mali peaked at 58.29 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.70 million An, in 1973.
That places Mali 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mali, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.19 million An | — |
| 1962 | 8.16 million An | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 9.15 million An | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 9.70 million An | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 10.16 million An | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 10.19 million An | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 10.50 million An | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 10.85 million An | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 11.25 million An | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 11.25 million An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 11.05 million An | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 9.40 million An | -14.9% |
| 1973 | 7.70 million An | -18.1% |
| 1974 | 8.60 million An | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 10.00 million An | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 10.60 million An | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 11.13 million An | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 12.15 million An | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 12.64 million An | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 13.00 million An | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 12.38 million An | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 12.44 million An | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 11.24 million An | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 10.38 million An | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 9.85 million An | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 10.34 million An | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 10.53 million An | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 11.05 million An | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 11.54 million An | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 12.17 million An | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 10.90 million An | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 10.95 million An | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 11.05 million An | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 11.18 million An | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 11.89 million An | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 12.23 million An | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 12.61 million An | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 13.79 million An | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 15.11 million An | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 16.30 million An | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 16.50 million An | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 17.62 million An | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 18.51 million An | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 20.00 million An | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 20.40 million An | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 20.41 million An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.49 million An | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 23.35 million An | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 24.52 million An | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 27.04 million An | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 28.39 million An | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 29.81 million An | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 31.30 million An | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 32.86 million An | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 34.51 million An | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 38.04 million An | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 41.42 million An | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 43.49 million An | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 45.67 million An | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 47.95 million An | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 50.35 million An | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 52.87 million An | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 55.51 million An | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 58.29 million An | +5.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 58.29 million An is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.76 million An, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mali's 58.29 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.99 million An, 9.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.79 million An | 8.16 million An | 11.25 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.45 million An | 7.70 million An | 12.64 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.28 million An | 9.85 million An | 13.00 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.19 million An | 10.90 million An | 15.11 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.01 million An | 16.30 million An | 24.52 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.25 million An | 27.04 million An | 45.67 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.99 million An | 47.95 million An | 58.29 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.21 million An compare
- 11 Sudan (former) 83.29 million An compare
- 12 Sudan 72.58 million An compare
- 12 Viet Nam 3.17 million An compare
- 13 Kenya 64.64 million An compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.97 million An compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 843,000 An compare
- 15 Mongolia 47.41 million An compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 561,738 An compare
- 16 Ethiopia PDR 41.30 million An compare
- 16 Melanesia 348,669 An compare
- 17 Niger 37.70 million An compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 184,192 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 394.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 33.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Mali?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Mali was 58.29 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 58.29 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.70 million An in 1973.
- How does Mali rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Mali ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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.