Sheep — Stocks in Austria
Austria: Sheep — Stocks was 390,940 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Austria is 390,940 An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Austria peaked at 406,340 An in 2018 and was at its lowest, 112,134 An, in 1972.
Austria ranks 106th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Austria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 175,153 An | — |
| 1962 | 168,771 An | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 153,253 An | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 144,764 An | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 147,339 An | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 141,951 An | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 137,711 An | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 129,570 An | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 126,346 An | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 121,191 An | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 113,192 An | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 112,134 An | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 118,777 An | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 135,718 An | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 154,271 An | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 169,486 An | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 174,323 An | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 180,998 An | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 191,933 An | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 195,413 An | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 190,819 An | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 194,390 An | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 198,971 An | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 215,775 An | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 220,159 An | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 242,947 An | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 255,708 An | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 260,595 An | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 255,623 An | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 286,870 An | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 309,312 An | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 326,083 An | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 312,041 An | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 333,835 An | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 342,144 An | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 365,250 An | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 380,861 An | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 383,655 An | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 360,812 An | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 352,277 An | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 339,238 An | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 320,467 An | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 304,364 An | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 325,495 An | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 327,163 An | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 325,728 An | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 312,375 An | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 351,329 An | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 333,181 An | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 344,709 An | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 358,415 An | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 361,183 An | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 364,645 An | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 357,440 An | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 349,087 An | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 353,710 An | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 378,381 An | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 406,340 An | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 402,660 An | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 393,760 An | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 402,350 An | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 400,660 An | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 391,870 An | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 390,940 An | -0.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 390,940 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 345,440 An, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Austria's 390,940 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 621,782 An, 63% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147,206 An | 126,346 An | 175,153 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 147,202 An | 112,134 An | 191,933 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 223,040 An | 190,819 An | 260,595 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 340,086 An | 286,870 An | 383,655 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 329,162 An | 304,364 An | 352,277 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 367,657 An | 344,709 An | 406,340 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 395,916 An | 390,940 An | 402,350 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3028 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Austria?
- Sheep — stocks in Austria was 390,940 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 406,340 An in 2018.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,134 An in 1972.
- How does Austria rank for sheep — stocks?
- Austria ranks 106th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.