Sheep — Stocks in Cyprus

Cyprus: Sheep — Stocks was 364,750 An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
364,750 An
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
109th
of 179 countries
All-time high
480,000 An
in 1973
All-time low
210,000 An
in 1975
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep — Stocks in Cyprus, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 364,750 An for sheep — stocks in 2024.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Cyprus peaked at 480,000 An in 1973 and was at its lowest, 210,000 An, in 1975.

That places Cyprus 109th 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 Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Stocks in Cyprus, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 410,000 An —
1962 420,000 An +2.4%
1963 410,000 An -2.4%
1964 430,000 An +4.9%
1965 420,000 An -2.3%
1966 400,000 An -4.8%
1967 380,000 An -5.0%
1968 390,000 An +2.6%
1969 405,000 An +3.8%
1970 415,000 An +2.5%
1971 435,000 An +4.8%
1972 460,000 An +5.7%
1973 480,000 An +4.3%
1974 430,000 An -10.4%
1975 210,000 An -51.2%
1976 225,000 An +7.1%
1977 255,000 An +13.3%
1978 280,000 An +9.8%
1979 275,000 An -1.8%
1980 295,000 An +7.3%
1981 300,000 An +1.7%
1982 310,000 An +3.3%
1983 315,000 An +1.6%
1984 325,000 An +3.2%
1985 334,000 An +2.8%
1986 325,000 An -2.7%
1987 325,000 An +0.0%
1988 310,000 An -4.6%
1989 300,000 An -3.2%
1990 310,000 An +3.3%
1991 295,000 An -4.8%
1992 285,000 An -3.4%
1993 275,000 An -3.5%
1994 255,000 An -7.3%
1995 253,000 An -0.8%
1996 252,000 An -0.4%
1997 250,000 An -0.8%
1998 240,000 An -4.0%
1999 233,000 An -2.9%
2000 246,000 An +5.6%
2001 296,600 An +20.6%
2002 294,000 An -0.9%
2003 264,552 An -10.0%
2004 278,984 An +5.5%
2005 268,574 An -3.7%
2006 272,192 An +1.3%
2007 259,400 An -4.7%
2008 267,308 An +3.0%
2009 300,200 An +12.3%
2010 328,864 An +9.5%
2011 355,944 An +8.2%
2012 346,836 An -2.6%
2013 313,458 An -9.6%
2014 322,400 An +2.9%
2015 296,857 An -7.9%
2016 304,187 An +2.5%
2017 321,488 An +5.7%
2018 310,988 An -3.3%
2019 323,240 An +3.9%
2020 326,330 An +1.0%
2021 350,550 An +7.4%
2022 343,630 An -2.0%
2023 353,530 An +2.9%
2024 364,750 An +3.2%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 364,750 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 345,440 An, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 364,750 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 621,782 An, 59% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep — Stocks in Cyprus 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.

YearChange FromTo
1975 -51.2% 430,000 An 210,000 An

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 407,222 An 380,000 An 430,000 An 9
1970s 346,500 An 210,000 An 480,000 An 10
1980s 313,900 An 295,000 An 334,000 An 10
1990s 264,800 An 233,000 An 310,000 An 10
2000s 274,781 An 246,000 An 300,200 An 10
2010s 322,426 An 296,857 An 355,944 An 10
2020s 347,758 An 326,330 An 364,750 An 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 106 Austria 390,940 An compare
  2. 107 Switzerland 374,239 An compare
  3. 108 Paraguay 371,738 An compare
  4. 110 Iceland 345,440 An compare
  5. 111 Zambia 330,243 An compare
  6. 112 Sweden 315,790 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Cyprus?
Sheep — stocks in Cyprus was 364,750 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 480,000 An in 1973.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 210,000 An in 1975.
How does Cyprus rank for sheep — stocks?
Cyprus ranks 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus 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

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,958 data points, 1961–2024
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