Sheep — Stocks in Africa
Africa: Sheep — Stocks was 438.68 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Africa is 438.68 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Africa peaked at 438.68 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 133.22 million An, in 1962.
Africa ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Africa, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 135.10 million An | — |
| 1962 | 133.22 million An | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 134.18 million An | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 137.29 million An | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 143.30 million An | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 150.83 million An | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 153.69 million An | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 157.97 million An | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 161.20 million An | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 159.23 million An | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 160.62 million An | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 156.81 million An | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 158.68 million An | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 158.23 million An | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 163.09 million An | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 162.37 million An | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 169.82 million An | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 173.47 million An | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 175.77 million An | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 183.96 million An | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 185.67 million An | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 186.77 million An | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 188.77 million An | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 186.13 million An | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 190.08 million An | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 191.21 million An | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 196.08 million An | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 198.82 million An | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 207.09 million An | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 209.34 million An | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 209.54 million An | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 211.52 million An | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 205.44 million An | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 216.03 million An | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 217.13 million An | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 223.98 million An | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 231.94 million An | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 240.05 million An | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 249.13 million An | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 253.04 million An | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 258.54 million An | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 265.02 million An | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 269.47 million An | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 278.59 million An | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 286.48 million An | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 291.25 million An | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 305.96 million An | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 309.96 million An | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 316.11 million An | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 322.97 million An | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 332.47 million An | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 341.86 million An | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 351.51 million An | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 360.66 million An | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 363.20 million An | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 374.65 million An | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 380.88 million An | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 388.09 million An | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 409.74 million An | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 418.71 million An | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 424.04 million An | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 426.31 million An | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 432.67 million An | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 438.68 million An | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 145.20 million An | 133.22 million An | 161.20 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 163.81 million An | 156.81 million An | 175.77 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 191.46 million An | 183.96 million An | 207.09 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 221.41 million An | 205.44 million An | 249.13 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 283.44 million An | 253.04 million An | 316.11 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 362.60 million An | 322.97 million An | 409.74 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 428.08 million An | 418.71 million An | 438.68 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 China 182.94 million An compare
- 2 China, mainland 182.94 million An compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 53.82 million An compare
- 3 USSR 132.95 million An compare
- 4 India 114.62 million An compare
- 5 Türkiye 44.08 million An compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 102.91 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.0895 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Africa?
- Sheep — stocks in Africa was 438.68 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 438.68 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 133.22 million An in 1962.
- How does Africa rank for sheep — stocks?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — 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.