Sheep — Stocks in Algeria
Algeria: Sheep — Stocks was 32.35 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Algeria is 32.35 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Algeria peaked at 32.35 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.80 million An, in 1963.
That places Algeria 13th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Algeria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.00 million An | — |
| 1962 | 4.47 million An | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 3.80 million An | -15.0% |
| 1964 | 3.98 million An | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 5.73 million An | +43.8% |
| 1966 | 5.71 million An | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 7.13 million An | +24.8% |
| 1968 | 7.53 million An | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 7.67 million An | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 7.79 million An | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 8.36 million An | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 8.82 million An | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 8.46 million An | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 8.69 million An | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 9.77 million An | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 9.34 million An | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 10.30 million An | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 10.86 million An | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 12.22 million An | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 13.37 million An | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 13.74 million An | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 14.11 million An | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 14.50 million An | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 15.66 million An | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 15.66 million An | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 15.83 million An | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 16.15 million An | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 16.43 million An | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 17.32 million An | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 17.70 million An | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 16.89 million An | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 17.72 million An | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 18.66 million An | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 17.84 million An | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 17.30 million An | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 17.57 million An | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 17.39 million An | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 17.95 million An | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 17.99 million An | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 17.62 million An | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 17.30 million An | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 17.06 million An | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 17.50 million An | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 18.29 million An | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 18.91 million An | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 19.89 million An | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 20.15 million An | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 19.95 million An | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 21.40 million An | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 22.87 million An | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 23.99 million An | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 25.19 million An | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 26.57 million An | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 27.81 million An | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 28.11 million An | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 28.14 million An | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.39 million An | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 28.72 million An | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 29.38 million An | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 30.91 million An | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 31.13 million An | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 31.54 million An | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 31.83 million An | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 32.35 million An | +1.7% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 32.35 million An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 517,128 An, 62.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 32.35 million An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.05 million An, 15.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +43.8% | 3.98 million An | 5.73 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.67 million An | 3.80 million An | 7.67 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.46 million An | 7.79 million An | 12.22 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.28 million An | 13.37 million An | 17.32 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.70 million An | 16.89 million An | 18.66 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.81 million An | 17.06 million An | 21.40 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.92 million An | 22.87 million An | 29.38 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.55 million An | 30.91 million An | 32.35 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 920,510 An compare
- 10 Ethiopia 41.05 million An compare
- 11 Sudan 40.71 million An compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 629,786 An compare
- 12 Pakistan 32.73 million An compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 423,608 An compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 164,779 An compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31.02 million An compare
- 14 Melanesia 49,870 An compare
- 15 Kenya 26.21 million An compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 39,000 An compare
- 16 Mongolia 24.49 million An compare
- 16 Polynesia 441 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1451 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 878.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.884 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2418 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Algeria?
- Sheep — stocks in Algeria was 32.35 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.35 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.80 million An in 1963.
- How does Algeria rank for sheep — stocks?
- Algeria ranks 13th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.