Sheep — Stocks in Liberia
Liberia: Sheep — Stocks was 281,696 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 281,696 An for sheep — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Liberia peaked at 281,696 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 110,000 An, in 1961.
That places Liberia 115th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 115,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 120,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 125,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 130,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 135,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 140,000 An | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 145,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 147,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 150,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 155,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 160,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 165,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 168,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 172,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 176,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 180,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 185,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 190,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 200,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 210,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 220,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 232,000 An | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 235,000 An | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 238,000 An | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 239,000 An | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 240,000 An | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 240,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 230,000 An | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 220,000 An | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 215,000 An | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 210,000 An | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 210,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 220,000 An | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 230,340 An | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 241,000 An | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 252,150 An | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 263,750 An | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 268,000 An | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 270,000 An | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 275,000 An | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 276,000 An | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 276,914 An | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 278,026 An | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 278,531 An | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 278,878 An | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 279,198 An | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 279,469 An | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 280,238 An | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 280,653 An | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 281,174 An | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 281,696 An | +0.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 281,696 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.44 million An, 8% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 281,696 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.91 million An, 15% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 129,667 An | 110,000 An | 147,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 170,100 An | 150,000 An | 190,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 228,400 An | 200,000 An | 240,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 211,500 An | 210,000 An | 220,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 220,349 An | 210,000 An | 252,150 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 274,430 An | 263,750 An | 279,198 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 280,646 An | 279,469 An | 281,696 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Liberia?
- Sheep — stocks in Liberia was 281,696 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 281,696 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,000 An in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for sheep — stocks?
- Liberia ranks 115th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.