Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 488,778 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Paraguay stood at 488,778 An.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Paraguay peaked at 683,993 An in 2004 and was at its lowest, 383,589 An, in 1970.
That places Paraguay 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 428,045 An | — |
| 1962 | 420,000 An | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 419,000 An | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 470,255 An | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 486,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 490,000 An | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 488,000 An | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 452,000 An | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 417,000 An | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 383,589 An | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 407,800 An | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 427,200 An | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 435,700 An | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 459,100 An | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 474,100 An | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 478,700 An | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 487,300 An | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 523,500 An | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 548,600 An | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 495,000 An | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 466,637 An | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 469,987 An | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 476,519 An | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 484,945 An | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 495,959 An | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 511,547 An | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 540,383 An | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 569,661 An | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 596,852 An | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 605,400 An | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 491,980 An | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 485,200 An | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 499,961 An | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 507,701 An | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 504,005 An | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 510,153 An | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 517,100 An | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 517,814 An | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 519,885 An | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 525,084 An | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 530,334 An | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 535,635 An | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 578,486 An | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 683,993 An | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 660,000 An | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 610,000 An | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 540,000 An | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 494,412 An | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 509,480 An | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 525,886 An | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 544,382 An | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 565,247 An | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 588,830 An | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 615,549 An | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 645,718 An | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 667,462 An | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 428,809 An | -35.8% |
| 2018 | 404,619 An | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 407,767 An | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 416,307 An | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 419,528 An | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 610,794 An | +45.6% |
| 2023 | 520,330 An | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 488,778 An | -6.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 488,778 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 727,334 An, 67% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 488,778 An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61,253 An, 8.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +45.6% | 419,528 An | 610,794 An |
| 2017 | -35.8% | 667,462 An | 428,809 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 452,256 An | 417,000 An | 490,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 462,559 An | 383,589 An | 548,600 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 510,749 An | 466,637 An | 596,852 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 515,920 An | 485,200 An | 605,400 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 566,742 An | 494,412 An | 683,993 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 539,427 An | 404,619 An | 667,462 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 491,147 An | 416,307 An | 610,794 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 817.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5603 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2961 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Paraguay?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Paraguay was 488,778 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 683,993 An in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 383,589 An in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Paraguay ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.