Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mongolia
Mongolia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 47.41 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 47.41 million An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Mongolia peaked at 61.53 million An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.71 million An, in 1962.
That places Mongolia 15th 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.73 million An | — |
| 1962 | 15.71 million An | -11.4% |
| 1963 | 16.33 million An | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 17.58 million An | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 17.80 million An | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 18.62 million An | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 17.48 million An | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 17.39 million An | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 15.89 million An | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 16.53 million An | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 17.52 million An | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 17.61 million An | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 18.06 million An | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 18.52 million An | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 19.08 million An | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 19.05 million An | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 18.45 million An | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 17.84 million An | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 18.86 million An | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 19.11 million An | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 18.80 million An | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 19.31 million An | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 19.76 million An | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 18.66 million An | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 17.69 million An | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 17.55 million An | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 17.60 million An | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 17.62 million An | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 17.93 million An | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 19.22 million An | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 20.21 million An | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 19.97 million An | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 20.26 million An | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 19.89 million An | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 21.03 million An | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 22.24 million An | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 22.70 million An | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 24.43 million An | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 25.76 million An | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 26.23 million An | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 24.15 million An | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 21.53 million An | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 20.66 million An | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 21.41 million An | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 26.15 million An | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 30.27 million An | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 35.34 million An | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 38.33 million An | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 38.93 million An | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 28.36 million An | -27.1% |
| 2011 | 31.60 million An | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 35.70 million An | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 39.29 million An | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 45.22 million An | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 48.54 million An | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 53.43 million An | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 57.46 million An | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 57.68 million An | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 61.53 million An | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 57.77 million An | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 57.54 million An | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 60.32 million An | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 54.03 million An | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 47.41 million An | -12.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 47.41 million An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 727,334 An, 65.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 47.41 million An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 403,870 An, 117.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.17 million An | 15.71 million An | 18.62 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.15 million An | 16.53 million An | 19.08 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.40 million An | 17.55 million An | 19.76 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.57 million An | 19.22 million An | 25.76 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.30 million An | 20.66 million An | 38.93 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.88 million An | 28.36 million An | 61.53 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.41 million An | 47.41 million An | 60.32 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 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
- 14 Mali 58.29 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
- 18 Algeria 37.43 million An compare
- 18 Polynesia 34,985 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2885 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Mongolia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Mongolia was 47.41 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.53 million An in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.71 million An in 1962.
- How does Mongolia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Mongolia ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.