Sheep — Stocks in Bahrain
Bahrain: Sheep — Stocks was 63,000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Bahrain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Bahrain is 63,000 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Bahrain peaked at 64,704 An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,800 An, in 1966.
That places Bahrain 137th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 3,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,100 An | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 3,150 An | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1,800 An | -42.9% |
| 1967 | 1,900 An | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 1,900 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,900 An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 2,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,500 An | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 2,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,826 An | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 3,000 An | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 3,100 An | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 3,378 An | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 3,500 An | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 6,549 An | +87.1% |
| 1980 | 6,550 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6,550 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7,000 An | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 7,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 9,000 An | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 12,000 An | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 15,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 17,500 An | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 19,200 An | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 21,060 An | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 20,500 An | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 20,000 An | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 19,500 An | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 18,500 An | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 17,066 An | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 17,911 An | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 18,000 An | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 17,066 An | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 20,000 An | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 23,000 An | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 27,000 An | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 30,000 An | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 35,000 An | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 39,170 An | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 40,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 42,000 An | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 41,000 An | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 40,000 An | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 41,000 An | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 40,000 An | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 40,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41,000 An | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 40,000 An | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 40,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47,615 An | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 54,893 An | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 64,704 An | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 63,660 An | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 62,657 An | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 60,000 An | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 60,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62,300 An | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 63,100 An | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 63,000 An | -0.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 63,000 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 345,440 An, 18% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 63,000 An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.05 million An, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Bahrain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +87.1% | 3,500 An | 6,549 An |
| 1966 | -42.9% | 3,150 An | 1,800 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,528 An | 1,800 An | 3,150 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,135 An | 2,000 An | 6,549 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,680 An | 6,550 An | 19,200 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,960 An | 17,066 An | 21,060 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,817 An | 23,000 An | 42,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,453 An | 40,000 An | 64,704 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,680 An | 60,000 An | 63,100 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bahrain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 73.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Bahrain?
- Sheep — stocks in Bahrain was 63,000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 64,704 An in 2017.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 An in 1966.
- How does Bahrain rank for sheep — stocks?
- Bahrain ranks 137th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.