Sheep — Stocks in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Sheep — Stocks was 3.90 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 3.90 million An for sheep — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Bangladesh peaked at 3.90 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 490,000 An, in 1970.
That places Bangladesh 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 600,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 650,000 An | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 700,000 An | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 892,000 An | +27.4% |
| 1965 | 600,000 An | -32.7% |
| 1966 | 550,000 An | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 500,000 An | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 500,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 500,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 490,000 An | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 600,000 An | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 750,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 938,000 An | +25.1% |
| 1974 | 1.00 million An | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 1.07 million An | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.14 million An | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 1.21 million An | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 1.00 million An | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 1.06 million An | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 588,000 An | -44.6% |
| 1981 | 600,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 615,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 628,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 667,000 An | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 709,000 An | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 739,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 770,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 803,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 837,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 873,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 902,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 940,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 989,000 An | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 1.03 million An | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 1.07 million An | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.12 million An | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.16 million An | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.11 million An | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million An | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million An | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million An | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.79 million An | +60.6% |
| 2003 | 2.15 million An | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 2.30 million An | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 2.44 million An | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 2.57 million An | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 2.68 million An | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.78 million An | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.88 million An | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.98 million An | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.00 million An | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.08 million An | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 3.14 million An | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.21 million An | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.27 million An | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.33 million An | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.40 million An | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.47 million An | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.54 million An | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.61 million An | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.68 million An | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 3.75 million An | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 3.83 million An | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 3.90 million An | +2.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3.90 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.92 million An, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 3.90 million An is above the median for South Asia, which is 633,222 An, 6.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Bangladesh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +60.6% | 1.12 million An | 1.79 million An |
| 1980 | -44.6% | 1.06 million An | 588,000 An |
| 1965 | -32.7% | 892,000 An | 600,000 An |
| 1964 | +27.4% | 700,000 An | 892,000 An |
| 1972 | +25.0% | 600,000 An | 750,000 An |
| 1973 | +25.1% | 750,000 An | 938,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 610,222 An | 500,000 An | 892,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 925,300 An | 490,000 An | 1.21 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 695,600 An | 588,000 An | 837,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 million An | 873,000 An | 1.16 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 million An | 1.12 million An | 2.88 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 million An | 2.98 million An | 3.54 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 million An | 3.61 million An | 3.90 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Bangladesh?
- Sheep — stocks in Bangladesh was 3.90 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3.90 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 490,000 An in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for sheep — stocks?
- Bangladesh ranks 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.