Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Switzerland
Switzerland: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 461,035 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Switzerland stood at 461,035 An.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Switzerland peaked at 533,755 An in 2008 and was at its lowest, 308,600 An, in 1967.
Switzerland ranks 122nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 316,768 An | — |
| 1962 | 315,900 An | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 315,250 An | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 321,500 An | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 326,850 An | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 341,078 An | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 308,600 An | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 372,800 An | +20.8% |
| 1969 | 366,100 An | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 363,100 An | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 361,600 An | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 370,500 An | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 405,216 An | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 428,700 An | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 437,600 An | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 451,300 An | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 444,400 An | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 463,157 An | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 441,100 An | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 433,650 An | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 416,400 An | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 415,000 An | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 434,753 An | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 440,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 437,200 An | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 444,900 An | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 436,100 An | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 439,046 An | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 440,300 An | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 463,500 An | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 479,100 An | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 477,400 An | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 485,214 An | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 500,187 An | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 494,204 An | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 479,922 An | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 482,866 An | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 486,906 An | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 489,528 An | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 487,712 An | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 487,688 An | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 500,313 An | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 517,342 An | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 516,414 An | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 525,849 An | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 533,100 An | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 528,687 An | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 533,755 An | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 517,020 An | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 521,070 An | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 510,233 An | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 505,363 An | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 497,428 An | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 490,589 An | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 421,294 An | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 414,273 An | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 420,565 An | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 424,022 An | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 424,050 An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 423,090 An | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 431,157 An | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 438,206 An | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 443,631 An | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 461,035 An | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 331,650 An | 308,600 An | 372,800 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 416,667 An | 361,600 An | 463,157 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 433,735 An | 415,000 An | 444,900 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 483,883 An | 463,500 An | 500,187 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 514,788 An | 487,688 An | 533,755 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 462,889 An | 414,273 An | 521,070 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 439,424 An | 423,090 An | 461,035 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.6446 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.6446 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Switzerland?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Switzerland was 461,035 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 533,755 An in 2008.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,600 An in 1967.
- How does Switzerland rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Switzerland ranks 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.