Sheep — Stocks in Brazil
Brazil: Sheep — Stocks was 21.86 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 21.86 million An for sheep — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Brazil peaked at 21.86 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.00 million An, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 21st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Brazil, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.00 million An | — |
| 1962 | 14.50 million An | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 15.00 million An | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 15.60 million An | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 16.10 million An | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 16.22 million An | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 16.12 million An | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 16.77 million An | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 17.89 million An | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 17.77 million An | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 17.64 million An | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 17.50 million An | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 17.50 million An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 17.40 million An | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 17.83 million An | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 18.00 million An | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 18.01 million An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 17.42 million An | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 17.81 million An | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 18.38 million An | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 19.05 million An | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 18.59 million An | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 18.12 million An | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 18.45 million An | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 18.66 million An | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 19.66 million An | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 19.86 million An | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 20.08 million An | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 20.04 million An | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 20.01 million An | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 20.13 million An | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 19.96 million An | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 18.01 million An | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 18.44 million An | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 18.34 million An | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 14.73 million An | -19.7% |
| 1997 | 14.53 million An | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 14.27 million An | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 14.40 million An | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 14.79 million An | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 14.64 million An | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 14.28 million An | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 14.56 million An | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 15.06 million An | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 15.59 million An | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 16.02 million An | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 16.24 million An | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 16.63 million An | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 16.81 million An | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.38 million An | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 17.67 million An | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 16.79 million An | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 17.29 million An | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 17.61 million An | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 18.41 million An | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 18.40 million An | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.61 million An | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.95 million An | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 19.97 million An | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 20.62 million An | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 20.54 million An | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.52 million An | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 21.80 million An | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 21.86 million An | +0.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 21.86 million An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 517,128 An, 42.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 21.86 million An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,798 An, 1301.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.80 million An | 14.00 million An | 17.89 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.69 million An | 17.40 million An | 18.01 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.09 million An | 18.12 million An | 20.08 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.28 million An | 14.27 million An | 20.13 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.46 million An | 14.28 million An | 16.81 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.11 million An | 16.79 million An | 19.97 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.27 million An | 20.54 million An | 21.86 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 18 New Zealand 23.58 million An compare
- 19 Ethiopia PDR 23.20 million An compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 22.43 million An compare
- 22 South Africa 21.24 million An compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 21.03 million An compare
- 24 Morocco 19.89 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Brazil?
- Sheep — stocks in Brazil was 21.86 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 21.86 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.00 million An in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for sheep — stocks?
- Brazil ranks 21st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.