Sheep — Stocks in Israel
Israel: Sheep — Stocks was 400,000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Israel is 400,000 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Israel peaked at 595,812 An in 2014 and was at its lowest, 184,000 An, in 1972.
That places Israel 105th 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 194,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 189,000 An | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 192,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 194,000 An | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 192,000 An | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 195,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 195,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 199,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 196,500 An | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 194,500 An | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 188,500 An | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 184,000 An | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 185,000 An | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 185,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 196,700 An | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 201,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 218,000 An | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 242,000 An | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 255,000 An | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 238,000 An | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 235,000 An | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 247,000 An | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 240,000 An | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 273,000 An | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 267,000 An | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 262,000 An | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 306,000 An | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 372,000 An | +21.6% |
| 1989 | 394,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 375,000 An | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 375,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 360,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 330,000 An | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 338,848 An | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 327,000 An | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 340,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 360,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 350,000 An | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 350,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 380,000 An | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 389,000 An | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 390,000 An | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 400,000 An | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 420,000 An | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 435,000 An | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 445,000 An | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 433,000 An | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 430,000 An | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 430,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 445,000 An | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 486,000 An | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 540,000 An | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 540,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 595,812 An | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 541,260 An | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 488,560 An | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 519,640 An | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 477,340 An | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 518,950 An | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 500,000 An | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 520,000 An | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 550,000 An | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 500,000 An | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 400,000 An | -20.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 400,000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 345,440 An, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Israel's 400,000 An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.05 million An, 20% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 194,056 An | 189,000 An | 199,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 204,970 An | 184,000 An | 255,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 283,400 An | 235,000 An | 394,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 350,585 An | 327,000 An | 375,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 415,200 An | 380,000 An | 445,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 515,256 An | 445,000 An | 595,812 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 494,000 An | 400,000 An | 550,000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 696.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Israel?
- Sheep — stocks in Israel was 400,000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 595,812 An in 2014.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 184,000 An in 1972.
- How does Israel rank for sheep — stocks?
- Israel ranks 105th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.