Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Western Europe
Western Europe: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 11.91 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Western Europe stood at 11.91 million An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Western Europe peaked at 19.61 million An in 1982 and was at its lowest, 11.91 million An, in 2024.
Western Europe ranks 24th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.28 million An | — |
| 1962 | 15.00 million An | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 14.63 million An | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 14.20 million An | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 14.35 million An | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 14.51 million An | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 14.51 million An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 14.64 million An | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 14.87 million An | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 15.01 million An | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 15.01 million An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14.88 million An | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 15.39 million An | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 15.66 million An | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 16.05 million An | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 16.44 million An | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 16.71 million An | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 17.26 million An | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 17.60 million An | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 17.89 million An | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 18.93 million An | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 19.61 million An | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 19.15 million An | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 19.46 million An | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 19.37 million An | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 19.26 million An | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 19.15 million An | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 18.84 million An | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 18.95 million An | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 19.43 million An | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 18.56 million An | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 18.07 million An | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 17.75 million An | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 17.42 million An | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 17.37 million An | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 17.19 million An | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 16.83 million An | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 16.67 million An | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 16.39 million An | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 16.19 million An | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 16.06 million An | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.98 million An | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 15.91 million An | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 15.86 million An | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.89 million An | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 15.66 million An | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 15.27 million An | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 14.79 million An | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 14.54 million An | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 14.21 million An | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 13.86 million An | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 13.14 million An | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 13.10 million An | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.78 million An | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.52 million An | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.56 million An | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.26 million An | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 12.47 million An | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 12.44 million An | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.41 million An | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.48 million An | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.21 million An | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 12.23 million An | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 11.91 million An | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.67 million An | 14.20 million An | 15.28 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.00 million An | 14.88 million An | 17.60 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.06 million An | 17.89 million An | 19.61 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.57 million An | 16.39 million An | 19.43 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.61 million An | 14.54 million An | 16.19 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.93 million An | 12.26 million An | 14.21 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.25 million An | 11.91 million An | 12.48 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31.13 million An compare
- 22 Bangladesh 31.02 million An compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 30.19 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
- 27 Uzbekistan 24.62 million An compare
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- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 6.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 7.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -0.2961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 0.9364 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -0.2961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 0.9254 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Western Europe?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Western Europe was 11.91 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 19.61 million An in 1982.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.91 million An in 2024.
- How does Western Europe rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Western Europe ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.