Sheep — Stocks in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sheep — Stocks was 18,522 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 18,522 An for sheep — stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Eswatini peaked at 43,201 An in 1963 and was at its lowest, 14,969 An, in 2015.
That places Eswatini 144th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37,764 An | — |
| 1962 | 42,775 An | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 43,201 An | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 40,409 An | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 37,472 An | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 35,958 An | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 35,778 An | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 40,592 An | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 37,032 An | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 39,749 An | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 43,089 An | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 37,247 An | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 38,184 An | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 32,885 An | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 34,628 An | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 30,817 An | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 30,952 An | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 38,012 An | +22.8% |
| 1979 | 29,750 An | -21.7% |
| 1980 | 32,274 An | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 32,924 An | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 40,138 An | +21.9% |
| 1983 | 38,550 An | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 35,125 An | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 29,585 An | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 28,034 An | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 27,777 An | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 26,464 An | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 24,803 An | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 24,431 An | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 23,782 An | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 27,756 An | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 27,093 An | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 27,000 An | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 24,282 An | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 26,500 An | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 23,482 An | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 22,752 An | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 22,370 An | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 27,000 An | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 24,534 An | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 24,408 An | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 24,237 An | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 24,025 An | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 23,778 An | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 23,503 An | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 21,206 An | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 20,631 An | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 19,178 An | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 18,715 An | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 18,261 An | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 17,825 An | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 17,414 An | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 17,034 An | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 14,969 An | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 16,841 An | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 16,264 An | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 16,103 An | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 17,264 An | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 17,116 An | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 17,995 An | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 18,103 An | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 18,233 An | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 18,522 An | +1.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 18,522 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.92 million An, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 18,522 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.91 million An, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,998 An | 35,778 An | 43,201 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 35,531 An | 29,750 An | 43,089 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,567 An | 24,803 An | 40,138 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,945 An | 22,370 An | 27,756 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,250 An | 19,178 An | 27,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,069 An | 14,969 An | 18,715 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,994 An | 17,116 An | 18,522 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Eswatini?
- Sheep — stocks in Eswatini was 18,522 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 43,201 An in 1963.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,969 An in 2015.
- How does Eswatini rank for sheep — stocks?
- Eswatini ranks 144th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.