Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Morocco
Morocco: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 25.60 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Morocco, 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 Morocco is 25.60 million An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Morocco peaked at 28.93 million An in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.25 million An, in 1982.
That places Morocco 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Morocco, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.04 million An | — |
| 1962 | 16.27 million An | -18.8% |
| 1963 | 15.62 million An | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 16.76 million An | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 18.53 million An | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 19.55 million An | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 21.04 million An | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 22.93 million An | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 24.75 million An | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 25.50 million An | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 26.41 million An | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 24.50 million An | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 23.50 million An | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 23.00 million An | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 21.60 million An | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 20.02 million An | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 19.90 million An | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 20.27 million An | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 19.20 million An | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 22.66 million An | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 21.14 million An | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 14.25 million An | -32.6% |
| 1983 | 17.52 million An | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 15.72 million An | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 17.52 million An | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 19.82 million An | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 21.94 million An | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 17.76 million An | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 19.04 million An | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 18.85 million An | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 17.87 million An | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 17.83 million An | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 15.74 million An | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 17.28 million An | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 17.40 million An | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 19.13 million An | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 20.08 million An | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 19.74 million An | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 21.28 million An | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 22.23 million An | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 22.31 million An | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 21.43 million An | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 21.95 million An | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 22.38 million An | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 22.20 million An | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 22.62 million An | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 22.18 million An | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 22.26 million An | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 22.30 million An | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 23.71 million An | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 24.73 million An | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 24.61 million An | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 24.89 million An | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 25.38 million An | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 24.74 million An | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 25.47 million An | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 25.07 million An | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.61 million An | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 27.58 million An | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 28.05 million An | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 28.93 million An | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 27.67 million An | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 26.50 million An | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 25.60 million An | -3.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 25.60 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.96 million An, 4.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 25.60 million An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.96 million An, 6.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.50 million An | 15.62 million An | 24.75 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.39 million An | 19.20 million An | 26.41 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.74 million An | 14.25 million An | 22.66 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.52 million An | 15.74 million An | 21.28 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.18 million An | 21.43 million An | 22.62 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.18 million An | 23.71 million An | 27.58 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.35 million An | 25.60 million An | 28.93 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 23 Saudi Arabia 30.19 million An compare
- 24 South Sudan 30.02 million An compare
- 25 South Africa 26.34 million An compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 8.08 million An compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 24.62 million An compare
- 28 New Zealand 23.67 million An compare
- 28 Caribbean 5.47 million An compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 22.36 million An compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 166,824 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 500.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3687 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Morocco?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Morocco was 25.60 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 28.93 million An in 2021.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.25 million An in 1982.
- How does Morocco rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Morocco ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.