Sheep — Stocks in Jordan
Jordan: Sheep — Stocks was 3.08 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 3.08 million An for sheep — stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Jordan peaked at 3.47 million An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 528,015 An, in 1961.
Jordan ranks 59th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in Jordan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 528,015 An | — |
| 1962 | 701,800 An | +32.9% |
| 1963 | 741,300 An | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 802,600 An | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 987,200 An | +23.0% |
| 1966 | 1.14 million An | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 768,030 An | -32.4% |
| 1968 | 792,300 An | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 854,366 An | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 664,223 An | -22.3% |
| 1971 | 690,595 An | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 723,000 An | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 849,900 An | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 791,523 An | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 772,517 An | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 565,400 An | -26.8% |
| 1977 | 804,000 An | +42.2% |
| 1978 | 856,000 An | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 924,000 An | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 852,000 An | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 1.07 million An | +25.9% |
| 1982 | 990,000 An | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 980,000 An | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 960,000 An | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.12 million An | +16.8% |
| 1986 | 930,000 An | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 1.22 million An | +31.1% |
| 1988 | 1.28 million An | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 1.52 million An | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 1.56 million An | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.90 million An | +22.1% |
| 1992 | 2.67 million An | +40.6% |
| 1993 | 2.88 million An | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 2.21 million An | -23.2% |
| 1995 | 2.38 million An | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 2.14 million An | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 1.94 million An | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 1.58 million An | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 1.93 million An | +22.3% |
| 2000 | 1.48 million An | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 1.46 million An | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.43 million An | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.48 million An | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.53 million An | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.89 million An | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 1.97 million An | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.25 million An | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 2.49 million An | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 2.07 million An | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 2.18 million An | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.26 million An | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.23 million An | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.31 million An | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.68 million An | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 2.60 million An | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.20 million An | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 3.06 million An | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.06 million An | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.01 million An | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.00 million An | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.09 million An | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.96 million An | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 3.47 million An | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 3.08 million An | -11.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 3.08 million An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 517,128 An, 5.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 3.08 million An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.05 million An, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 812,390 An | 528,015 An | 1.14 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 764,116 An | 565,400 An | 924,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 million An | 852,000 An | 1.52 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.12 million An | 1.56 million An | 2.88 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 million An | 1.43 million An | 2.49 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 million An | 2.18 million An | 3.20 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 million An | 2.96 million An | 3.47 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Jordan?
- Sheep — stocks in Jordan was 3.08 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 million An in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 528,015 An in 1961.
- How does Jordan rank for sheep — stocks?
- Jordan ranks 59th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.