Sheep — Stocks in Benin
Benin: Sheep — Stocks was 2.65 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep — stocks in Benin stood at 2.65 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 201.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Benin peaked at 2.65 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 287,021 An, in 1961.
Benin ranks 60th of 179 countries on this measure, 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 287,021 An | — |
| 1962 | 327,541 An | +14.1% |
| 1963 | 400,861 An | +22.4% |
| 1964 | 431,600 An | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 489,500 An | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 514,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 545,900 An | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 511,643 An | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 559,510 An | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 580,300 An | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 584,900 An | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 627,900 An | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 806,140 An | +28.4% |
| 1974 | 806,140 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 806,020 An | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 855,212 An | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 880,861 An | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 907,318 An | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 934,381 An | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 975,751 An | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 1.01 million An | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 1.05 million An | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.19 million An | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 1.24 million An | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.29 million An | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 829,900 An | -35.7% |
| 1987 | 830,768 An | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 821,440 An | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 835,389 An | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 708,000 An | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 718,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 608,918 An | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 535,000 An | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 630,670 An | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 601,183 An | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 616,400 An | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 634,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 620,278 An | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 653,530 An | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 667,328 An | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 679,079 An | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 683,264 An | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 690,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 708,000 An | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 724,000 An | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 742,000 An | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 762,300 An | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 780,700 An | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 791,000 An | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 808,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 825,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 842,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 860,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 878,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 896,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 915,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 934,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 954,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 974,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.36 million An | +142.5% |
| 2021 | 2.43 million An | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.50 million An | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.57 million An | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 2.65 million An | +2.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.65 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.92 million An, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.65 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.91 million An, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +142.5% | 974,000 An | 2.36 million An |
| 1986 | -35.7% | 1.29 million An | 829,900 An |
| 1973 | +28.4% | 627,900 An | 806,140 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 451,953 An | 287,021 An | 559,510 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 778,917 An | 580,300 An | 934,381 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million An | 821,440 An | 1.29 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 632,598 An | 535,000 An | 718,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 722,767 An | 667,328 An | 791,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 888,600 An | 808,000 An | 974,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million An | 2.36 million An | 2.65 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Benin?
- Sheep — stocks in Benin was 2.65 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 287,021 An in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for sheep — stocks?
- Benin ranks 60th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.