Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.484 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.484 An per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
47th
of 165 countries
All-time high
2.41 An per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.484 An per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024

0.511.522.5196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.484 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 2.41 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.484 An per person, in 2024.

Afghanistan ranks 47th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 2.41 An per person
1962 2.36 An per person -1.9%
1963 2.32 An per person -1.8%
1964 2.29 An per person -1.3%
1965 2.27 An per person -0.9%
1966 2.32 An per person +2.0%
1967 2.27 An per person -2.3%
1968 2.29 An per person +1.1%
1969 2.22 An per person -3.0%
1970 2.19 An per person -1.6%
1971 2.12 An per person -3.2%
1972 1.25 An per person -40.9%
1973 1.52 An per person +21.2%
1974 1.66 An per person +9.7%
1975 1.83 An per person +10.2%
1976 1.85 An per person +1.1%
1977 1.74 An per person -6.0%
1978 1.62 An per person -6.9%
1979 1.56 An per person -3.9%
1980 1.64 An per person +5.0%
1981 1.83 An per person +11.6%
1982 1.98 An per person +8.6%
1983 1.8 An per person -9.5%
1984 1.55 An per person -13.4%
1985 1.39 An per person -10.8%
1986 1.09 An per person -21.4%
1987 1.26 An per person +15.2%
1988 1.46 An per person +16.1%
1989 1.44 An per person -0.9%
1990 1.45 An per person +0.7%
1991 1.46 An per person +0.6%
1992 1.32 An per person -9.6%
1993 1.16 An per person -11.9%
1994 1.09 An per person -6.2%
1995 1.05 An per person -3.7%
1996 1.05 An per person -0.6%
1997 1.12 An per person +7.0%
1998 1.19 An per person +6.6%
1999 1.26 An per person +5.7%
2000 1.11 An per person -12.1%
2001 0.9346 An per person -15.6%
2002 0.751 An per person -19.7%
2003 0.7258 An per person -3.4%
2004 0.7548 An per person +4.0%
2005 0.7273 An per person -3.6%
2006 0.6295 An per person -13.4%
2007 0.5207 An per person -17.3%
2008 0.6456 An per person +24.0%
2009 0.6589 An per person +2.1%
2010 0.7098 An per person +7.7%
2011 0.7461 An per person +5.1%
2012 0.6915 An per person -7.3%
2013 0.6381 An per person -7.7%
2014 0.6265 An per person -1.8%
2015 0.619 An per person -1.2%
2016 0.5969 An per person -3.6%
2017 0.6014 An per person +0.8%
2018 0.5773 An per person -4.0%
2019 0.5516 An per person -4.4%
2020 0.5327 An per person -3.4%
2021 0.5146 An per person -3.4%
2022 0.5051 An per person -1.8%
2023 0.4887 An per person -3.3%
2024 0.484 An per person -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.31 An per person 2.22 An per person 2.41 An per person 9
1970s 1.73 An per person 1.25 An per person 2.19 An per person 10
1980s 1.54 An per person 1.09 An per person 1.98 An per person 10
1990s 1.22 An per person 1.05 An per person 1.46 An per person 10
2000s 0.7456 An per person 0.5207 An per person 1.11 An per person 10
2010s 0.6358 An per person 0.5516 An per person 0.7461 An per person 10
2020s 0.505 An per person 0.484 An per person 0.5327 An per person 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 44 Botswana 0.5373 An per person compare
  2. 45 Nepal 0.537 An per person compare
  3. 46 Yemen 0.5216 An per person compare
  4. 48 Pakistan 0.4766 An per person compare
  5. 49 Ghana 0.4577 An per person compare
  6. 50 Benin 0.4485 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 166 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Afghanistan?
Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.484 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 2.41 An per person in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.484 An per person in 2024.
How does Afghanistan rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 47th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep and Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
166 places, 9,624 data points, 1961–2024
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Sheep and Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.