Sheep — Stocks in Colombia
Colombia: Sheep — Stocks was 1.69 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Colombia is 1.69 million An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 132.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Colombia peaked at 2.66 million An in 1983 and was at its lowest, 701,884 An, in 2013.
That places Colombia 72nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Colombia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.42 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.40 million An | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.51 million An | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 1.50 million An | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.63 million An | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 1.70 million An | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 1.75 million An | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.97 million An | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 1.82 million An | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 1.96 million An | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 2.02 million An | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 2.04 million An | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.81 million An | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 1.89 million An | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1.92 million An | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 2.03 million An | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 2.14 million An | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 2.26 million An | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 2.36 million An | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 2.41 million An | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.43 million An | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.63 million An | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 2.66 million An | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 2.47 million An | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 2.50 million An | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 2.54 million An | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 2.58 million An | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 2.54 million An | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.54 million An | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.55 million An | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 2.55 million An | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.55 million An | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.54 million An | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.54 million An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.54 million An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.40 million An | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 2.33 million An | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.99 million An | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 2.20 million An | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 2.29 million An | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.26 million An | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.04 million An | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 2.00 million An | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.90 million An | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million An | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million An | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.69 million An | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.62 million An | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million An | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 1.79 million An | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 1.55 million An | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million An | -32.5% |
| 2013 | 701,884 An | -32.9% |
| 2014 | 725,783 An | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 736,234 An | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 995,790 An | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million An | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million An | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 1.56 million An | +32.3% |
| 2020 | 1.78 million An | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 1.81 million An | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.82 million An | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.79 million An | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.69 million An | -5.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.69 million An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 517,128 An, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.69 million An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,798 An, 100.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +35.3% | 736,234 An | 995,790 An |
| 2012 | -32.5% | 1.55 million An | 1.05 million An |
| 2013 | -32.9% | 1.05 million An | 701,884 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 million An | 1.40 million An | 1.97 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.04 million An | 1.81 million An | 2.36 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.53 million An | 2.41 million An | 2.66 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.42 million An | 1.99 million An | 2.55 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million An | 1.40 million An | 2.29 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million An | 701,884 An | 1.79 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 million An | 1.69 million An | 1.82 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2122 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Colombia?
- Sheep — stocks in Colombia was 1.69 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million An in 1983.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 701,884 An in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for sheep — stocks?
- Colombia ranks 72nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.