Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mozambique

Mozambique: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 4.33 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4.33 million An
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 185 countries
All-time high
5.23 million An
in 2002
All-time low
403,910 An
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mozambique, 1961–2024

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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 185 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 65 Angola 5.41 million An compare
  2. 66 Burundi 5.23 million An compare
  3. 67 Eritrea 4.44 million An compare
  4. 69 United Arab Emirates 4.29 million An compare
  5. 70 Jordan 3.96 million An compare
  6. 71 Philippines 3.85 million An compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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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 185 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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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,597 data points, 1961–2024
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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.