Sheep — Stocks in Gabon
Gabon: Sheep — Stocks was 221,154 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Gabon is 221,154 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Gabon peaked at 221,154 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40,000 An, in 1969.
That places Gabon 120th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 43,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 46,000 An | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 47,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 48,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 50,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40,000 An | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 40,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 40,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 43,000 An | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 43,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 45,000 An | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 47,000 An | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 82,000 An | +74.5% |
| 1977 | 88,560 An | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 95,650 An | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 100,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 105,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 110,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 115,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 122,200 An | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 129,800 An | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 137,500 An | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 145,750 An | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 149,394 An | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 153,129 An | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 156,957 An | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 160,818 An | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 164,130 An | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 168,028 An | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 171,389 An | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 175,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 179,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 183,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 187,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 191,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 195,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 198,000 An | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 198,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 195,000 An | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 195,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 195,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 195,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 195,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 196,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 196,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 196,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 197,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 198,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 200,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 210,000 An | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 215,000 An | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 217,751 An | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 221,053 An | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 217,631 An | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 215,602 An | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 213,936 An | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 212,227 An | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 218,878 An | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 219,385 An | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 220,231 An | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 221,154 An | +0.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 221,154 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 517,128 An, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 221,154 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.91 million An, 12% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +74.5% | 47,000 An | 82,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,333 An | 40,000 An | 50,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 62,421 An | 40,000 An | 100,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 132,473 An | 105,000 An | 156,957 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 177,436 An | 160,818 An | 195,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 195,900 An | 195,000 An | 198,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 210,597 An | 197,000 An | 221,053 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 218,375 An | 212,227 An | 221,154 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 117 Poland 269,538 An compare
- 118 Dominican Republic 261,952 An compare
- 119 Mozambique 229,764 An compare
- 121 Gambia 190,879 An compare
- 122 Czechia 180,368 An compare
- 123 Belgium-Luxembourg 158,000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 557.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0791 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Gabon?
- Sheep — stocks in Gabon was 221,154 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 221,154 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 An in 1969.
- How does Gabon rank for sheep — stocks?
- Gabon ranks 120th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.