Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 15,060 An in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Nicaragua is 15,060 An, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Nicaragua peaked at 15,060 An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,620 An, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,620 An | — |
| 1962 | 7,640 An | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 7,660 An | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 7,680 An | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 7,700 An | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 7,820 An | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 8,050 An | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 8,300 An | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 8,500 An | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 8,450 An | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 8,300 An | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 8,150 An | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 8,000 An | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 7,850 An | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 8,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 8,600 An | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 9,000 An | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 9,200 An | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 9,300 An | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 9,150 An | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 8,900 An | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 9,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 9,300 An | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 9,500 An | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 9,600 An | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 9,800 An | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 9,900 An | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 9,800 An | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 9,900 An | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 9,900 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10,000 An | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 10,200 An | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 9,900 An | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 10,700 An | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 10,800 An | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 10,900 An | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 10,900 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11,500 An | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 11,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11,600 An | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 12,000 An | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 11,800 An | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 12,300 An | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 12,900 An | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 13,000 An | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 12,900 An | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 13,400 An | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 13,400 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13,400 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13,700 An | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 13,850 An | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 13,850 An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13,700 An | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 13,800 An | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 14,071 An | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 14,271 An | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 14,382 An | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 14,419 An | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 14,543 An | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14,681 An | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 14,881 An | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 14,951 An | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 15,060 An | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,886 An | 7,620 An | 8,500 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,485 An | 7,850 An | 9,300 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,485 An | 8,900 An | 9,900 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,630 An | 9,900 An | 11,500 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,670 An | 11,600 An | 13,400 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,059 An | 13,700 An | 14,543 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,893 An | 14,681 An | 15,060 An | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 168 Belize 16,991 An compare
- 169 Puerto Rico 16,327 An compare
- 170 French Polynesia 16,106 An compare
- 172 Tonga 14,826 An compare
- 173 Luxembourg 14,057 An compare
- 174 Suriname 11,008 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 14.48 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 14.48 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Nicaragua?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Nicaragua was 15,060 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 15,060 An in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,620 An in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Nicaragua ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.