Sheep — Stocks in Barbados
Barbados: Sheep — Stocks was 12,718 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 12,718 An for sheep — stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Barbados peaked at 51,000 An in 1979 and was at its lowest, 5,650 An, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 153rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in Barbados, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37,500 An | — |
| 1962 | 38,000 An | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 38,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 39,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 39,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 40,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 41,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 41,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 42,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 43,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 44,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 45,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 46,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 47,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 48,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 48,500 An | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 49,000 An | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 50,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 51,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 50,000 An | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 48,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 47,000 An | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 45,000 An | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 43,000 An | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 42,000 An | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 41,000 An | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 40,000 An | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 40,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 39,120 An | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 7,000 An | -82.1% |
| 1991 | 7,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,500 An | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 7,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,000 An | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 7,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,500 An | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 6,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,400 An | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 6,000 An | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 5,650 An | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 6,000 An | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 8,100 An | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 9,850 An | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 10,650 An | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 10,800 An | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 11,000 An | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 11,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11,500 An | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 11,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12,000 An | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 12,500 An | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 13,000 An | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 13,200 An | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 13,100 An | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12,998 An | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12,920 An | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 12,850 An | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 12,788 An | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12,739 An | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 12,699 An | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 12,805 An | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 12,736 An | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 12,726 An | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 12,718 An | -0.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 12,718 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 345,440 An, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 12,718 An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,798 An, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -82.1% | 39,120 An | 7,000 An |
| 2002 | +35.0% | 6,000 An | 8,100 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,500 An | 37,500 An | 42,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 47,150 An | 43,000 An | 51,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,512 An | 39,120 An | 50,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,840 An | 6,000 An | 7,500 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,605 An | 5,650 An | 11,500 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,810 An | 12,000 An | 13,200 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,737 An | 12,699 An | 12,805 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 150 Malta 14,560 An compare
- 151 Martinique 14,400 An compare
- 152 Puerto Rico 12,791 An compare
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10,993 An compare
- 155 Grenada 9,639 An compare
- 156 Luxembourg 9,635 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.403 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Barbados?
- Sheep — stocks in Barbados was 12,718 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 51,000 An in 1979.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,650 An in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for sheep — stocks?
- Barbados ranks 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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.