Sheep — Stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Sheep — Stocks was 53.82 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
53.82 million An
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
14th
of 35 regions
All-time high
55.58 million An
in 2022
All-time low
27.82 million An
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep — Stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sheep — stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 53.82 million An.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 71.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 55.58 million An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.82 million An, in 1973.

That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14th out of 35 regions 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30.29 million An 28.99 million An 31.83 million An 9
1970s 30.47 million An 27.82 million An 35.95 million An 10
1980s 38.70 million An 34.50 million An 45.00 million An 10
1990s 50.00 million An 44.58 million An 53.90 million An 10
2000s 51.84 million An 48.13 million An 53.90 million An 10
2010s 42.72 million An 31.42 million An 47.59 million An 10
2020s 53.01 million An 46.59 million An 55.58 million An 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 11 Sudan 40.71 million An compare
  2. 12 Pakistan 32.73 million An compare
  3. 13 Algeria 32.35 million An compare
  4. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31.02 million An compare
  5. 15 Kenya 26.21 million An compare
  6. 16 Mongolia 24.49 million An compare
  7. 17 Mali 24.48 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Sheep — stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 53.82 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 55.58 million An in 2022.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 27.82 million An in 1973.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for sheep — stocks?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 14th out of 35 regions with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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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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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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.