Sheep — Stocks in Argentina
Argentina: Sheep — Stocks was 12.44 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep — stocks in Argentina stood at 12.44 million An.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Argentina peaked at 50.15 million An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12.40 million An, in 2002.
Argentina ranks 35th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.55 million An | 44.32 million An | 50.15 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.86 million An | 32.00 million An | 43.00 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.60 million An | 28.00 million An | 31.42 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.61 million An | 13.20 million An | 28.57 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.72 million An | 12.40 million An | 16.18 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.71 million An | 14.34 million An | 15.02 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.09 million An | 12.44 million An | 14.57 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 32 Turkmenistan 14.27 million An compare
- 33 Spain 13.48 million An compare
- 34 Afghanistan 12.45 million An compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 11.54 million An compare
- 37 Peru 11.28 million An compare
- 38 Mauritania 11.21 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture share gdp 5.53 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.53 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 7.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 3.51 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 37.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 177,082 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Argentina?
- Sheep — stocks in Argentina was 12.44 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 50.15 million An in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.40 million An in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for sheep — stocks?
- Argentina ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.