Sheep — Stocks in Latvia
Latvia: Sheep — Stocks was 69,640 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Latvia is 69,640 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Latvia peaked at 183,670 An in 1992 and was at its lowest, 27,000 An, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 136th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Latvia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 183,670 An | — |
| 1993 | 164,700 An | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 114,000 An | -30.8% |
| 1995 | 86,300 An | -24.3% |
| 1996 | 72,200 An | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 55,500 An | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 40,700 An | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 29,400 An | -27.8% |
| 2000 | 27,000 An | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 28,600 An | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 29,000 An | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 31,500 An | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 39,200 An | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 38,600 An | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 41,600 An | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 41,300 An | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 53,900 An | +30.5% |
| 2009 | 67,100 An | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 70,700 An | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 76,800 An | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 79,700 An | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 83,600 An | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 84,800 An | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 92,544 An | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 102,276 An | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 106,629 An | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 107,290 An | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 99,820 An | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 91,890 An | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 90,340 An | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 87,320 An | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 78,300 An | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 69,640 An | -11.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 69,640 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 345,440 An, 20% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 69,640 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 621,782 An, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93,309 An | 29,400 An | 183,670 An | 8 |
| 2000s | 39,780 An | 27,000 An | 67,100 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,416 An | 70,700 An | 107,290 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,498 An | 69,640 An | 91,890 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More agriculture & rural data for Latvia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,055 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3137 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Latvia?
- Sheep — stocks in Latvia was 69,640 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 183,670 An in 1992.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,000 An in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for sheep — stocks?
- Latvia ranks 136th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.