Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Peru
Peru: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 13.03 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Peru stood at 13.03 million An.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Peru peaked at 20.29 million An in 1962 and was at its lowest, 12.70 million An, in 2021.
That places Peru 45th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.77 million An | — |
| 1962 | 20.29 million An | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 20.08 million An | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 18.50 million An | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 19.18 million An | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 19.15 million An | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 17.91 million An | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 18.04 million An | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 18.67 million An | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 18.70 million An | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 18.86 million An | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 17.02 million An | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 17.09 million An | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 17.40 million An | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 17.29 million An | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 17.32 million An | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 16.53 million An | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 15.38 million An | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 15.58 million An | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 15.27 million An | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 15.65 million An | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 15.84 million An | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 14.47 million An | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 14.19 million An | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 14.47 million An | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 14.61 million An | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 14.84 million An | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 14.71 million An | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 14.74 million An | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 13.98 million An | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 13.97 million An | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.69 million An | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 13.66 million An | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 13.95 million An | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 14.61 million An | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 14.74 million An | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 15.16 million An | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 15.59 million An | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 16.36 million An | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 16.72 million An | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 16.27 million An | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 16.01 million An | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 16.74 million An | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 16.71 million An | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.78 million An | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 16.61 million An | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 16.51 million An | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.41 million An | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.07 million An | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 16.13 million An | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.00 million An | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.13 million An | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 14.36 million An | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 14.29 million An | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 13.86 million An | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 13.31 million An | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 13.22 million An | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 13.14 million An | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 13.07 million An | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.90 million An | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 12.70 million An | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.98 million An | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 13.05 million An | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 13.03 million An | -0.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 13.03 million An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 727,334 An, 17.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Peru's 13.03 million An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61,253 An, 212.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.06 million An | 17.91 million An | 20.29 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.12 million An | 15.38 million An | 18.86 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.88 million An | 14.19 million An | 15.84 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.57 million An | 13.66 million An | 16.36 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.48 million An | 16.01 million An | 16.78 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.15 million An | 13.07 million An | 16.13 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.93 million An | 12.70 million An | 13.05 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Peru?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Peru was 13.03 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 20.29 million An in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.70 million An in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Peru ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.