Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 4.33 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 4.33 million An for sheep and goats — stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Mozambique peaked at 5.23 million An in 2002 and was at its lowest, 403,910 An, in 1976.
Mozambique ranks 68th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 542,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 554,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 566,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 578,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 600,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 598,000 An | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 556,493 An | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 593,632 An | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 578,003 An | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 640,351 An | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 720,523 An | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 722,976 An | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 697,934 An | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 707,000 An | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 540,100 An | -23.6% |
| 1976 | 403,910 An | -25.2% |
| 1977 | 415,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 425,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 435,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 441,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 448,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 455,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 462,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 469,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 675,000 An | +43.9% |
| 1986 | 979,000 An | +45.0% |
| 1987 | 1.25 million An | +27.7% |
| 1988 | 1.55 million An | +24.2% |
| 1989 | 1.85 million An | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 2.16 million An | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 2.65 million An | +22.9% |
| 1992 | 2.95 million An | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 3.16 million An | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 3.45 million An | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 3.65 million An | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 4.05 million An | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 4.26 million An | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 4.66 million An | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 4.86 million An | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 5.22 million An | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 5.22 million An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.23 million An | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.88 million An | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 5.01 million An | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.13 million An | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.40 million An | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 4.60 million An | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 5.07 million An | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 4.13 million An | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 4.13 million An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.22 million An | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.68 million An | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 4.79 million An | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.00 million An | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.39 million An | -32.1% |
| 2016 | 4.00 million An | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 3.12 million An | -22.0% |
| 2018 | 3.64 million An | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 3.45 million An | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 3.42 million An | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.63 million An | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 4.57 million An | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 4.33 million An | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 4.33 million An | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 4.33 million An is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.76 million An, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 4.33 million An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.99 million An, 72% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +45.0% | 675,000 An | 979,000 An |
| 1985 | +43.9% | 469,000 An | 675,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 574,014 An | 542,000 An | 600,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 570,779 An | 403,910 An | 722,976 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 858,500 An | 441,000 An | 1.85 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.59 million An | 2.16 million An | 4.86 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.89 million An | 4.13 million An | 5.23 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.04 million An | 3.12 million An | 5.00 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 million An | 3.42 million An | 4.57 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Mozambique?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Mozambique was 4.33 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 5.23 million An in 2002.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 403,910 An in 1976.
- How does Mozambique rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Mozambique ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.