Sheep and Goats — Stocks in New Zealand
New Zealand: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 23.67 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in New Zealand stood at 23.67 million An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in New Zealand peaked at 70.41 million An in 1983 and was at its lowest, 23.67 million An, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.49 million An | — |
| 1962 | 49.01 million An | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 50.23 million An | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 51.34 million An | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 53.79 million An | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 57.39 million An | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 60.08 million An | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 60.52 million An | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 59.98 million An | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 60.32 million An | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 58.95 million An | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 60.95 million An | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 56.77 million An | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 55.93 million An | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 55.38 million An | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 56.47 million An | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 59.12 million An | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 62.19 million An | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 63.57 million An | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 68.82 million An | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 69.95 million An | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 70.39 million An | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 70.41 million An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 69.97 million An | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 68.28 million An | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 68.19 million An | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 65.30 million An | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 65.90 million An | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 61.79 million An | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 58.92 million An | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 55.95 million An | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 53.10 million An | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 50.65 million An | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 49.75 million An | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 49.07 million An | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 47.62 million An | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 46.29 million An | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 44.63 million An | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 45.87 million An | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 42.44 million An | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 40.17 million An | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 39.73 million An | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 39.73 million An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39.41 million An | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 40.02 million An | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 40.21 million An | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 38.57 million An | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 34.18 million An | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 32.47 million An | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 32.66 million An | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 31.22 million An | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 31.35 million An | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 30.87 million An | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 29.90 million An | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 29.20 million An | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 27.70 million An | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 27.63 million An | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.38 million An | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 26.92 million An | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 26.13 million An | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 25.85 million An | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 25.22 million An | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 24.45 million An | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 23.67 million An | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.54 million An | 48.49 million An | 60.52 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.97 million An | 55.38 million An | 63.57 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.90 million An | 61.79 million An | 70.41 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.19 million An | 44.63 million An | 58.92 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.69 million An | 32.47 million An | 42.44 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.48 million An | 26.92 million An | 32.66 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.06 million An | 23.67 million An | 26.13 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 25 South Africa 26.34 million An compare
- 26 Morocco 25.60 million An compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 24.62 million An compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 22.36 million An compare
- 30 Uganda 21.78 million An compare
- 31 Yemen 21.17 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in New Zealand?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in New Zealand was 23.67 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 70.41 million An in 1983.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.67 million An in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- New Zealand ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.