Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Qatar
Qatar: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 1.18 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Qatar, 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 Qatar is 1.18 million An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Qatar peaked at 1.48 million An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53,838 An, in 1982.
Qatar ranks 93rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Qatar, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56,900 An | — |
| 1962 | 58,700 An | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 60,600 An | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 62,500 An | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 63,400 An | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 66,200 An | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 69,100 An | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 70,500 An | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 71,500 An | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 73,500 An | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 75,500 An | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 78,695 An | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 81,700 An | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 80,000 An | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 79,500 An | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 79,000 An | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 77,600 An | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 74,929 An | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 105,426 An | +40.7% |
| 1980 | 101,426 An | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 93,875 An | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 53,838 An | -42.6% |
| 1983 | 60,836 An | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 69,716 An | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 140,201 An | +101.1% |
| 1986 | 186,692 An | +33.2% |
| 1987 | 207,847 An | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 209,925 An | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 216,223 An | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 227,627 An | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 224,194 An | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 264,590 An | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 307,770 An | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 339,583 An | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 359,776 An | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 371,753 An | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 376,496 An | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 381,312 An | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 388,988 An | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 393,021 An | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 289,311 An | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 293,307 An | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 299,172 An | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 305,155 An | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 264,272 An | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 266,555 An | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 284,000 An | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 284,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 365,460 An | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 385,426 An | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 431,393 An | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 523,692 An | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 635,610 An | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 812,642 An | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 946,044 An | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million An | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 1.31 million An | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 1.40 million An | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.45 million An | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.48 million An | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.31 million An | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million An | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 1.18 million An | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.18 million An | -0.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1.18 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 3.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1.18 million An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.96 million An, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +101.1% | 69,716 An | 140,201 An |
| 1982 | -42.6% | 93,875 An | 53,838 An |
| 1979 | +40.7% | 74,929 An | 105,426 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64,378 An | 56,900 An | 71,500 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 80,585 An | 73,500 An | 105,426 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 134,058 An | 53,838 An | 216,223 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 324,209 An | 224,194 An | 388,988 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 304,425 An | 264,272 An | 393,021 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 909,109 An | 385,426 An | 1.45 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million An | 1.17 million An | 1.48 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 90 Germany 1.68 million An compare
- 91 Botswana 1.35 million An compare
- 92 Guinea-Bissau 1.30 million An compare
- 94 Bulgaria 1.17 million An compare
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.16 million An compare
- 96 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.16 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Qatar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 221.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- 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 0.0064 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Qatar?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Qatar was 1.18 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million An in 2020.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,838 An in 1982.
- How does Qatar rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Qatar ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.