Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 30.19 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 30.19 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 139.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Saudi Arabia peaked at 30.19 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.37 million An, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.37 million An | — |
| 1962 | 2.42 million An | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 2.49 million An | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 2.56 million An | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 2.65 million An | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 2.73 million An | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 2.81 million An | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 2.89 million An | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 2.99 million An | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 3.08 million An | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 3.19 million An | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 3.29 million An | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 3.47 million An | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 3.84 million An | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 4.34 million An | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 4.81 million An | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 5.00 million An | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 5.96 million An | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 6.25 million An | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 6.49 million An | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 6.19 million An | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 8.30 million An | +34.1% |
| 1983 | 9.74 million An | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 10.04 million An | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 9.69 million An | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 10.36 million An | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 10.17 million An | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 9.58 million An | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 9.29 million An | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 9.79 million An | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 10.32 million An | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 10.79 million An | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 11.27 million An | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 11.84 million An | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 11.96 million An | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 12.19 million An | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 11.89 million An | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 11.77 million An | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 11.87 million An | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 12.46 million An | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 12.66 million An | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.60 million An | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 12.70 million An | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.70 million An | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 14.14 million An | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 13.09 million An | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 12.94 million An | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.37 million An | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 9.69 million An | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 12.15 million An | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 13.48 million An | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 13.54 million An | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 14.93 million An | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 12.62 million An | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 12.74 million An | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 12.87 million An | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 13.00 million An | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.13 million An | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 23.60 million An | +79.7% |
| 2021 | 23.63 million An | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 28.58 million An | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 29.42 million An | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 30.19 million An | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.66 million An | 2.37 million An | 2.99 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.32 million An | 3.08 million An | 6.25 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.99 million An | 6.19 million An | 10.36 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.37 million An | 9.79 million An | 12.19 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.54 million An | 9.69 million An | 14.14 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.15 million An | 12.15 million An | 14.93 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.08 million An | 23.60 million An | 30.19 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 20 Indonesia 33.99 million An compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31.13 million An compare
- 22 Bangladesh 31.02 million An compare
- 24 South Sudan 30.02 million An compare
- 25 South Africa 26.34 million An compare
- 26 Morocco 25.60 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Saudi Arabia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Saudi Arabia was 30.19 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.19 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 million An in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.