Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Niger
Niger: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 37.70 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Niger, 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 Niger is 37.70 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Niger peaked at 37.70 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.89 million An, in 1961.
That places Niger 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Niger, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.89 million An | — |
| 1962 | 7.50 million An | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 7.90 million An | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 8.35 million An | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 9.10 million An | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 9.62 million An | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 10.07 million An | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 10.63 million An | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 11.50 million An | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 12.65 million An | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 13.02 million An | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 13.34 million An | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 10.66 million An | -20.1% |
| 1974 | 10.37 million An | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 11.05 million An | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 12.13 million An | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 13.29 million An | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 13.68 million An | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 14.12 million An | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 14.55 million An | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 15.04 million An | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 15.45 million An | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 15.98 million An | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 10.70 million An | -33.0% |
| 1985 | 8.65 million An | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 10.12 million An | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 10.50 million An | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 10.89 million An | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 11.30 million An | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 11.73 million An | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 12.17 million An | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 12.63 million An | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 13.10 million An | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 13.60 million An | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 14.11 million An | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 14.64 million An | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 15.19 million An | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 15.77 million An | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 16.36 million An | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 16.98 million An | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 17.62 million An | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 18.28 million An | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 18.97 million An | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 19.69 million An | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 20.43 million An | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 21.20 million An | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 22.00 million An | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 22.83 million An | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 23.70 million An | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 22.40 million An | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 23.25 million An | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 24.13 million An | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 25.04 million An | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 25.99 million An | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 26.98 million An | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 28.00 million An | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 29.06 million An | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 30.16 million An | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 31.30 million An | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 32.49 million An | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 33.72 million An | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 35.00 million An | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 36.32 million An | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 37.70 million An | +3.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 37.70 million An is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.76 million An, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 37.70 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.99 million An, 6.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -33.0% | 15.98 million An | 10.70 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.06 million An | 6.89 million An | 11.50 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.43 million An | 10.37 million An | 14.12 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.32 million An | 8.65 million An | 15.98 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.93 million An | 11.73 million An | 16.36 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.17 million An | 16.98 million An | 23.70 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.63 million An | 22.40 million An | 31.30 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.05 million An | 32.49 million An | 37.70 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 843,000 An compare
- 14 Mali 58.29 million An compare
- 15 Mongolia 47.41 million An compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 561,738 An compare
- 16 Ethiopia PDR 41.30 million An compare
- 16 Melanesia 348,669 An compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 184,192 An compare
- 18 Algeria 37.43 million An compare
- 18 Polynesia 34,985 An compare
- 19 Brazil 35.16 million An compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4,926 An compare
- 19 Micronesia 4,926 An compare
- 20 Indonesia 33.99 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Niger?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Niger was 37.70 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 37.70 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.89 million An in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Niger ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.