Sheep — Stocks in Kenya
Kenya: Sheep — Stocks was 26.21 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 26.21 million An for sheep — stocks in 2024.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Kenya peaked at 27.29 million An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.94 million An, in 1975.
That places Kenya 15th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in Kenya, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.30 million An | — |
| 1962 | 3.84 million An | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 3.90 million An | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 4.04 million An | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 4.05 million An | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 4.10 million An | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 4.14 million An | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 4.20 million An | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 4.06 million An | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 3.90 million An | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 3.85 million An | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 3.75 million An | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 3.50 million An | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 3.20 million An | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 2.94 million An | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 3.06 million An | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 3.50 million An | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 3.98 million An | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 4.30 million An | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 5.00 million An | +16.3% |
| 1981 | 6.00 million An | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 6.30 million An | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 6.59 million An | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 6.42 million An | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 7.00 million An | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 5.93 million An | -15.2% |
| 1987 | 5.44 million An | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 7.64 million An | +40.4% |
| 1989 | 9.49 million An | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 9.05 million An | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 9.19 million An | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 8.80 million An | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 8.50 million An | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 8.13 million An | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 8.21 million An | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.66 million An | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 7.62 million An | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.04 million An | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 8.52 million An | +21.0% |
| 2000 | 7.94 million An | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 7.61 million An | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 9.29 million An | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 8.16 million An | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 10.30 million An | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 10.03 million An | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.18 million An | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 16.31 million An | +99.4% |
| 2008 | 17.14 million An | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 17.13 million An | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.56 million An | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 17.82 million An | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 16.12 million An | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 16.60 million An | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 17.28 million An | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 16.80 million An | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 18.98 million An | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 18.76 million An | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 19.49 million An | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 27.29 million An | +40.1% |
| 2020 | 25.35 million An | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 24.80 million An | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 21.33 million An | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 23.21 million An | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 26.21 million An | +13.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 26.21 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.92 million An, 13.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 26.21 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.91 million An, 13.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +99.4% | 8.18 million An | 16.31 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.07 million An | 3.84 million An | 4.30 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.60 million An | 2.94 million An | 4.30 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.58 million An | 5.00 million An | 9.49 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.27 million An | 7.04 million An | 9.19 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.21 million An | 7.61 million An | 17.14 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.67 million An | 16.12 million An | 27.29 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.18 million An | 21.33 million An | 26.21 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 12 Pakistan 32.73 million An compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 423,608 An compare
- 13 Algeria 32.35 million An compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 164,779 An compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31.02 million An compare
- 14 Melanesia 49,870 An compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 39,000 An compare
- 16 Mongolia 24.49 million An compare
- 16 Polynesia 441 An compare
- 17 Mali 24.48 million An compare
- 18 New Zealand 23.58 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Kenya?
- Sheep — stocks in Kenya was 26.21 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 27.29 million An in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 million An in 1975.
- How does Kenya rank for sheep — stocks?
- Kenya ranks 15th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.