Sheep — Stocks in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep — Stocks was 190,879 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Gambia is 190,879 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 258.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Gambia peaked at 251,000 An in 2010 and was at its lowest, 53,184 An, in 2014.
That places Gambia 121st 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 80,204 An | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 53,991 An | -32.7% |
| 1964 | 62,000 An | +14.8% |
| 1965 | 68,000 An | +9.7% |
| 1966 | 91,000 An | +33.8% |
| 1967 | 94,900 An | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 98,700 An | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 102,700 An | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 106,800 An | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 111,000 An | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 115,500 An | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 118,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 120,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 122,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 124,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 127,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 130,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 133,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 136,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 139,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 142,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 145,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 135,000 An | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 175,000 An | +29.6% |
| 1986 | 180,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 180,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 163,329 An | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 140,000 An | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 120,841 An | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 167,443 An | +38.6% |
| 1992 | 159,071 An | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 151,117 An | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 143,561 An | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 136,383 An | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 129,564 An | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 123,086 An | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 116,932 An | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 111,085 An | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 105,531 An | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 129,232 An | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 145,593 An | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 203,000 An | +39.4% |
| 2004 | 209,000 An | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 215,000 An | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 221,000 An | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 183,000 An | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 200,000 An | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 215,000 An | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 251,000 An | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 180,000 An | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 112,164 An | -37.7% |
| 2013 | 110,000 An | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 53,184 An | -51.7% |
| 2015 | 55,000 An | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 70,691 An | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 102,991 An | +45.7% |
| 2018 | 129,952 An | +26.2% |
| 2019 | 153,948 An | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 176,984 An | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 178,081 An | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 179,185 An | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 187,320 An | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 190,879 An | +1.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 190,879 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.44 million An, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 190,879 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.91 million An, 10% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81,277 An | 53,991 An | 102,700 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 120,730 An | 106,800 An | 133,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 153,533 An | 135,000 An | 180,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 135,908 An | 111,085 An | 167,443 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 182,636 An | 105,531 An | 221,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,893 An | 53,184 An | 251,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 182,490 An | 176,984 An | 190,879 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 118 Dominican Republic 261,952 An compare
- 119 Mozambique 229,764 An compare
- 120 Gabon 221,154 An compare
- 122 Czechia 180,368 An compare
- 123 Belgium-Luxembourg 158,000 An compare
- 124 Botswana 148,744 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3501 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Gambia?
- Sheep — stocks in Gambia was 190,879 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 251,000 An in 2010.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,184 An in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep — stocks?
- Gambia ranks 121st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 258.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.