Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 6.34 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Zambia stood at 6.34 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 123.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Zambia peaked at 6.34 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 181,000 An, in 1961.
That places Zambia 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Zambia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 181,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 199,000 An | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 198,000 An | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 192,000 An | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 190,000 An | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 196,200 An | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 218,425 An | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 212,588 An | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 482,382 An | +126.9% |
| 1970 | 288,187 An | -40.3% |
| 1971 | 283,894 An | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 279,876 An | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 330,164 An | +18.0% |
| 1974 | 308,567 An | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 300,429 An | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 301,141 An | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 350,635 An | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 338,743 An | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 357,985 An | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 285,150 An | -20.3% |
| 1981 | 313,295 An | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 403,351 An | +28.7% |
| 1983 | 419,276 An | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 402,944 An | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 456,560 An | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 489,119 An | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 525,441 An | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 562,841 An | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 562,563 An | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 594,000 An | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 618,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 623,000 An | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 667,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 700,000 An | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 724,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 747,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 780,000 An | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 989,000 An | +26.8% |
| 1999 | 1.19 million An | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 1.39 million An | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 1.55 million An | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 1.67 million An | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 1.87 million An | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 2.03 million An | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 2.14 million An | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 2.15 million An | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.20 million An | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.20 million An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.31 million An | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.42 million An | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.52 million An | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.58 million An | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.74 million An | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 2.84 million An | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.95 million An | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.84 million An | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 3.75 million An | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 4.19 million An | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 4.11 million An | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.24 million An | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 4.45 million An | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 4.72 million An | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 5.88 million An | +24.6% |
| 2024 | 6.34 million An | +7.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 6.34 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.96 million An, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 6.34 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.99 million An, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +126.9% | 212,588 An | 482,382 An |
| 1970 | -40.3% | 482,382 An | 288,187 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229,955 An | 181,000 An | 482,382 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 313,962 An | 279,876 An | 357,985 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 442,054 An | 285,150 An | 562,841 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 763,100 An | 594,000 An | 1.19 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.95 million An | 1.39 million An | 2.31 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.09 million An | 2.42 million An | 4.19 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.12 million An | 4.24 million An | 6.34 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 57 Central African Republic 6.65 million An compare
- 58 Tajikistan 6.51 million An compare
- 59 Benin 6.49 million An compare
- 61 Italy 6.30 million An compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 6.28 million An compare
- 63 Uruguay 5.67 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Zambia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Zambia was 6.34 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,000 An in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Zambia ranks 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.