Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.8551 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.8551 An per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
26th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.34 An per person
in 1983
All-time low
0.4003 An per person
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

0.40.60.811.21.4196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.8551 An per person.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 91.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.34 An per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.4003 An per person, in 2009.

Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.9361 An per person
1962 0.9253 An per person -1.2%
1963 0.9157 An per person -1.0%
1964 0.9089 An per person -0.7%
1965 0.9031 An per person -0.6%
1966 0.8964 An per person -0.7%
1967 0.8884 An per person -0.9%
1968 0.8804 An per person -0.9%
1969 0.875 An per person -0.6%
1970 0.866 An per person -1.0%
1971 0.8566 An per person -1.1%
1972 0.8424 An per person -1.7%
1973 0.846 An per person +0.4%
1974 0.8881 An per person +5.0%
1975 0.9515 An per person +7.1%
1976 0.9999 An per person +5.1%
1977 0.9838 An per person -1.6%
1978 1.11 An per person +12.7%
1979 1.1 An per person -1.1%
1980 1.07 An per person -2.1%
1981 0.9642 An per person -10.1%
1982 1.22 An per person +26.1%
1983 1.34 An per person +10.4%
1984 1.3 An per person -2.9%
1985 1.19 An per person -8.9%
1986 1.2 An per person +1.0%
1987 1.11 An per person -7.3%
1988 0.9951 An per person -10.7%
1989 0.9169 An per person -7.9%
1990 0.92 An per person +0.3%
1991 0.9243 An per person +0.5%
1992 0.9232 An per person -0.1%
1993 0.9225 An per person -0.1%
1994 0.9286 An per person +0.7%
1995 0.9 An per person -3.1%
1996 0.8816 An per person -2.1%
1997 0.8268 An per person -6.2%
1998 0.7889 An per person -4.6%
1999 0.7671 An per person -2.8%
2000 0.7704 An per person +0.4%
2001 0.7428 An per person -3.6%
2002 0.7037 An per person -5.3%
2003 0.6762 An per person -3.9%
2004 0.6966 An per person +3.0%
2005 0.6879 An per person -1.2%
2006 0.6101 An per person -11.3%
2007 0.5783 An per person -5.2%
2008 0.4881 An per person -15.6%
2009 0.4003 An per person -18.0%
2010 0.5067 An per person +26.6%
2011 0.5371 An per person +6.0%
2012 0.5173 An per person -3.7%
2013 0.5405 An per person +4.5%
2014 0.4457 An per person -17.5%
2015 0.4274 An per person -4.1%
2016 0.4158 An per person -2.7%
2017 0.4196 An per person +0.9%
2018 0.4306 An per person +2.6%
2019 0.4368 An per person +1.4%
2020 0.748 An per person +71.3%
2021 0.7676 An per person +2.6%
2022 0.8884 An per person +15.7%
2023 0.8729 An per person -1.7%
2024 0.8551 An per person -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9033 An per person 0.875 An per person 0.9361 An per person 9
1970s 0.9439 An per person 0.8424 An per person 1.11 An per person 10
1980s 1.13 An per person 0.9169 An per person 1.34 An per person 10
1990s 0.8783 An per person 0.7671 An per person 0.9286 An per person 10
2000s 0.6355 An per person 0.4003 An per person 0.7704 An per person 10
2010s 0.4678 An per person 0.4158 An per person 0.5405 An per person 10
2020s 0.8264 An per person 0.748 An per person 0.8884 An per person 5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 23 Burkina Faso 0.9496 An per person compare
  2. 24 Iceland 0.8986 An per person compare
  3. 25 Kyrgyzstan 0.8696 An per person compare
  4. 27 Djibouti 0.8476 An per person compare
  5. 28 Senegal 0.8456 An per person compare
  6. 29 Algeria 0.7995 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 Saudi Arabia?
Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.8551 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1.34 An per person in 1983.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4003 An per person in 2009.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.