Sheep — Stocks in Canada
Canada: Sheep — Stocks was 822,000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep — stocks in Canada stood at 822,000 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Canada peaked at 994,200 An in 2004 and was at its lowest, 385,600 An, in 1969.
That places Canada 83rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Canada, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 757,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 716,000 An | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 650,400 An | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 608,500 An | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 549,000 An | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 486,300 An | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 463,700 An | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 421,000 An | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 385,600 An | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 528,000 An | +36.9% |
| 1971 | 546,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 589,600 An | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 565,000 An | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 529,400 An | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 497,100 An | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 458,300 An | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 390,400 An | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 388,000 An | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 425,700 An | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 485,100 An | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 529,900 An | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 571,600 An | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 565,500 An | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 550,300 An | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 513,500 An | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 489,500 An | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 484,900 An | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 520,500 An | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 560,400 An | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 595,000 An | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 628,300 An | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 647,900 An | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 632,500 An | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 639,300 An | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 617,300 An | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 643,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 627,800 An | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 662,000 An | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 717,000 An | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 793,000 An | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 947,800 An | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 993,600 An | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 975,300 An | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 994,200 An | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 977,600 An | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 893,800 An | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 886,200 An | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 849,500 An | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 843,600 An | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 855,300 An | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 879,900 An | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 883,200 An | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 892,900 An | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 860,700 An | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 824,300 An | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 815,100 An | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 813,900 An | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 829,400 An | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 827,900 An | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 810,800 An | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 813,700 An | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 822,200 An | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 846,800 An | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 822,000 An | -2.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 822,000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 345,440 An, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +36.9% | 385,600 An | 528,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 559,722 An | 385,600 An | 757,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 491,750 An | 388,000 An | 589,600 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 527,120 An | 484,900 An | 571,600 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 641,010 An | 595,000 An | 717,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 915,460 An | 793,000 An | 994,200 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 848,260 An | 813,900 An | 892,900 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 823,100 An | 810,800 An | 846,800 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Canada?
- Sheep — stocks in Canada was 822,000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 994,200 An in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 385,600 An in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for sheep — stocks?
- Canada ranks 83rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.