Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Seychelles
Seychelles: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 5,847 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Seychelles, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Seychelles stood at 5,847 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Seychelles peaked at 5,847 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,700 An, in 1961.
Seychelles ranks 180th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,700 An | — |
| 1962 | 1,800 An | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 1,900 An | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 1,800 An | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 2,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 2,100 An | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 2,200 An | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 2,300 An | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 2,400 An | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 2,500 An | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 2,600 An | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 2,700 An | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 2,800 An | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 3,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 3,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,100 An | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 3,200 An | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 3,300 An | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 3,400 An | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 3,500 An | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 3,600 An | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 3,700 An | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 3,800 An | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 3,900 An | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 4,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 4,100 An | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 4,200 An | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 4,300 An | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 4,400 An | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 4,500 An | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4,600 An | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 4,700 An | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 4,800 An | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 4,900 An | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 4,900 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,950 An | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 5,000 An | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 5,100 An | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 5,150 An | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 5,200 An | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 5,250 An | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 5,150 An | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 5,200 An | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,100 An | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 5,150 An | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5,200 An | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 5,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,300 An | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 5,300 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,400 An | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 5,400 An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,500 An | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 5,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,522 An | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,561 An | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5,599 An | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5,639 An | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5,683 An | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5,721 An | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5,748 An | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5,781 An | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5,814 An | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 5,847 An | +0.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 5,847 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 5,847 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.99 million An, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,022 An | 1,700 An | 2,400 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,960 An | 2,500 An | 3,400 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,950 An | 3,500 An | 4,400 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,860 An | 4,500 An | 5,150 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,195 An | 5,100 An | 5,300 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,510 An | 5,300 An | 5,683 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,782 An | 5,721 An | 5,847 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 9,588 An compare
- 178 Panama 8,998 An compare
- 179 Brunei Darussalam 7,428 An compare
- 181 Cook Islands 4,053 An compare
- 182 New Caledonia 3,303 An compare
- 183 French Guiana 2,676 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Seychelles
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 506.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5452 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Seychelles?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Seychelles was 5,847 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5,847 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 An in 1961.
- How does Seychelles rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Seychelles ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.