Sheep — Stocks in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sheep — Stocks was 1,311 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1,311 An for sheep — stocks in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Jamaica peaked at 10,000 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 660 An, in 2007.
That places Jamaica 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,008 An | 6,214 An | 10,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,280 An | 4,200 An | 6,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,790 An | 1,900 An | 4,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,410 An | 1,000 An | 1,800 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,314 An | 660 An | 1,900 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,353 An | 1,288 An | 1,600 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,313 An | 1,311 An | 1,315 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 184 New Caledonia 1,753 An compare
- 185 French Guiana 1,412 An compare
- 186 Republic of Korea 1,391 An compare
- 188 French Polynesia 441 An compare
- 188 Polynesia 441 An compare
- 190 China, Taiwan Province of 155 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture share gdp 8.74 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.74 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 1.15 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 62,998 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Jamaica?
- Sheep — stocks in Jamaica was 1,311 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 660 An in 2007.
- How does Jamaica rank for sheep — stocks?
- Jamaica ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.