Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 28,158 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 28,158 An for sheep and goats — stocks in 2024.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 69,000 An in 1987 and was at its lowest, 13,151 An, in 2011.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 34,300 An | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 34,600 An | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 35,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 35,200 An | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 35,700 An | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 37,400 An | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 38,600 An | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 38,800 An | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 42,000 An | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 43,300 An | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 45,000 An | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 46,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 48,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 52,000 An | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 54,500 An | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 55,700 An | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 56,800 An | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 59,000 An | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 60,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 59,500 An | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 59,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 61,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 64,000 An | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 65,500 An | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 67,500 An | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 69,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 67,000 An | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 63,000 An | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 63,250 An | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 63,500 An | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 61,300 An | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 60,450 An | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 60,550 An | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 60,550 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60,550 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60,720 An | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 60,500 An | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 60,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 60,660 An | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 60,820 An | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 62,000 An | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 61,930 An | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 62,400 An | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 62,700 An | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 67,864 An | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 52,169 An | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 40,732 An | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 34,329 An | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 24,433 An | -28.8% |
| 2011 | 13,151 An | -46.2% |
| 2012 | 17,904 An | +36.1% |
| 2013 | 39,537 An | +120.8% |
| 2014 | 20,327 An | -48.6% |
| 2015 | 22,577 An | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 21,137 An | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 20,214 An | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 19,578 An | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 17,938 An | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 30,771 An | +71.5% |
| 2021 | 29,870 An | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 28,809 An | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 30,845 An | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 28,158 An | -8.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 28,158 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 9% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 28,158 An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61,253 An, 46% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +120.8% | 17,904 An | 39,537 An |
| 2020 | +71.5% | 17,938 An | 30,771 An |
| 2014 | -48.6% | 39,537 An | 20,327 An |
| 2011 | -46.2% | 24,433 An | 13,151 An |
| 2012 | +36.1% | 13,151 An | 17,904 An |
| 2010 | -28.8% | 34,329 An | 24,433 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,956 An | 34,000 An | 38,800 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,230 An | 42,000 An | 59,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,600 An | 59,500 An | 69,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,187 An | 60,450 An | 63,500 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,560 An | 34,329 An | 67,864 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,680 An | 13,151 An | 39,537 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,691 An | 28,158 An | 30,845 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 153 Grenada 35,096 An compare
- 154 Guadeloupe 33,250 An compare
- 155 Japan 31,617 An compare
- 157 Mauritius 28,089 An compare
- 158 Saint Lucia 23,937 An compare
- 159 Martinique 22,500 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0344 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0395 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 145.68 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0602 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Trinidad and Tobago was 28,158 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 69,000 An in 1987.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,151 An in 2011.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.