Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Somalia
Somalia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 19.29 million An in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 19.29 million An for sheep and goats — stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Somalia peaked at 34.85 million An in 1988 and was at its lowest, 18.00 million An, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 35th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Somalia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.00 million An | — |
| 1962 | 18.50 million An | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 19.00 million An | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 19.60 million An | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 20.30 million An | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 21.20 million An | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 22.00 million An | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 22.90 million An | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 23.30 million An | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 24.00 million An | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 23.50 million An | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 24.00 million An | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 24.30 million An | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 22.70 million An | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 24.73 million An | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 23.90 million An | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 25.80 million An | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 27.90 million An | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 27.10 million An | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 27.30 million An | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 28.80 million An | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 29.58 million An | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 29.20 million An | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 30.10 million An | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 30.80 million An | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 31.48 million An | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 32.90 million An | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 34.85 million An | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 34.65 million An | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 31.50 million An | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 25.00 million An | -20.6% |
| 1992 | 20.00 million An | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 22.50 million An | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 25.00 million An | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 26.00 million An | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 26.30 million An | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 26.50 million An | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 26.00 million An | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 25.54 million An | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 26.11 million An | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 26.78 million An | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 27.07 million An | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 27.35 million An | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 28.30 million An | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 29.30 million An | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 25.80 million An | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 23.22 million An | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 23.20 million An | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 23.16 million An | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 23.50 million An | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 23.75 million An | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 23.80 million An | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 23.85 million An | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.93 million An | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 23.69 million An | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 23.28 million An | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 22.73 million An | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 22.61 million An | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 22.70 million An | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.79 million An | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 22.00 million An | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 21.20 million An | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 20.30 million An | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 19.29 million An | -5.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 19.29 million An is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.76 million An, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 19.29 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.99 million An, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.53 million An | 18.00 million An | 23.30 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.79 million An | 22.70 million An | 27.90 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.97 million An | 27.30 million An | 34.85 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.43 million An | 20.00 million An | 31.50 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.03 million An | 23.16 million An | 29.30 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.38 million An | 22.61 million An | 23.93 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.12 million An | 19.29 million An | 22.79 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 32 Russian Federation 20.80 million An compare
- 33 Afghanistan 20.64 million An compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 20.22 million An compare
- 36 Turkmenistan 19.05 million An compare
- 37 Mauritania 18.36 million An compare
- 38 Mexico 17.67 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Somalia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Somalia was 19.29 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.85 million An in 1988.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.00 million An in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Somalia ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.