Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in World

World: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.3132 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3132 An per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
0.4382 An per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2845 An per person
in 2010
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in World stood at 0.3132 An per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in World peaked at 0.4382 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2845 An per person, in 2010.

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

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

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in World, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.4382 An per person
1962 0.4363 An per person -0.4%
1963 0.4299 An per person -1.5%
1964 0.4248 An per person -1.2%
1965 0.4211 An per person -0.9%
1966 0.4157 An per person -1.3%
1967 0.4131 An per person -0.6%
1968 0.4108 An per person -0.6%
1969 0.4044 An per person -1.6%
1970 0.3913 An per person -3.2%
1971 0.3851 An per person -1.6%
1972 0.3708 An per person -3.7%
1973 0.3584 An per person -3.3%
1974 0.3567 An per person -0.5%
1975 0.3576 An per person +0.2%
1976 0.3538 An per person -1.1%
1977 0.3467 An per person -2.0%
1978 0.3476 An per person +0.2%
1979 0.3494 An per person +0.5%
1980 0.3521 An per person +0.8%
1981 0.3512 An per person -0.2%
1982 0.3507 An per person -0.2%
1983 0.3458 An per person -1.4%
1984 0.3369 An per person -2.6%
1985 0.3314 An per person -1.6%
1986 0.33 An per person -0.4%
1987 0.3318 An per person +0.6%
1988 0.3346 An per person +0.8%
1989 0.3409 An per person +1.9%
1990 0.3396 An per person -0.4%
1991 0.3317 An per person -2.3%
1992 0.3242 An per person -2.3%
1993 0.3125 An per person -3.6%
1994 0.3111 An per person -0.4%
1995 0.306 An per person -1.6%
1996 0.3048 An per person -0.4%
1997 0.2948 An per person -3.3%
1998 0.2953 An per person +0.2%
1999 0.296 An per person +0.2%
2000 0.295 An per person -0.4%
2001 0.2892 An per person -1.9%
2002 0.2854 An per person -1.3%
2003 0.2854 An per person +0.0%
2004 0.2896 An per person +1.4%
2005 0.294 An per person +1.6%
2006 0.2911 An per person -1.0%
2007 0.2931 An per person +0.7%
2008 0.2901 An per person -1.0%
2009 0.2873 An per person -1.0%
2010 0.2845 An per person -1.0%
2011 0.2858 An per person +0.5%
2012 0.287 An per person +0.4%
2013 0.2908 An per person +1.3%
2014 0.2893 An per person -0.5%
2015 0.2914 An per person +0.7%
2016 0.2932 An per person +0.6%
2017 0.294 An per person +0.3%
2018 0.2931 An per person -0.3%
2019 0.2983 An per person +1.8%
2020 0.3033 An per person +1.7%
2021 0.3068 An per person +1.2%
2022 0.311 An per person +1.4%
2023 0.3124 An per person +0.5%
2024 0.3132 An per person +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4216 An per person 0.4044 An per person 0.4382 An per person 9
1970s 0.3617 An per person 0.3467 An per person 0.3913 An per person 10
1980s 0.3405 An per person 0.33 An per person 0.3521 An per person 10
1990s 0.3116 An per person 0.2948 An per person 0.3396 An per person 10
2000s 0.29 An per person 0.2854 An per person 0.295 An per person 10
2010s 0.2907 An per person 0.2845 An per person 0.2983 An per person 10
2020s 0.3093 An per person 0.3033 An per person 0.3132 An per person 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Mongolia 13.45 An per person compare
  2. 2 Chad 4.52 An per person compare
  3. 3 New Zealand 4.47 An per person compare
  4. 4 Mauritania 3.55 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 World?
Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in World was 0.3132 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 0.4382 An per person in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2845 An per person in 2010.
How does World rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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.

Sheep and Goats — Stocks ÷ Population, total

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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.