Sheep — Stocks in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sheep — Stocks was 925,907 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 925,907 An for sheep — stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Madagascar peaked at 949,012 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 240,000 An, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 80th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 240,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 300,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 370,000 An | +23.3% |
| 1964 | 390,000 An | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 412,200 An | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 489,600 An | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 501,670 An | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 604,950 An | +20.6% |
| 1969 | 640,000 An | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 666,162 An | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 673,144 An | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 678,800 An | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 664,356 An | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 646,164 An | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 644,000 An | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 607,174 An | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 567,000 An | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 582,800 An | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 549,000 An | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 734,000 An | +33.7% |
| 1981 | 802,000 An | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 795,000 An | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 588,000 An | -26.0% |
| 1984 | 550,000 An | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 587,100 An | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 539,781 An | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 664,200 An | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 683,200 An | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 721,000 An | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 737,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 753,600 An | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 770,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 786,900 An | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 804,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 821,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 756,280 An | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 700,000 An | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 640,000 An | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 590,000 An | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 583,950 An | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 633,200 An | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 654,540 An | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 843,180 An | +28.8% |
| 2004 | 800,000 An | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 695,229 An | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 712,400 An | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 729,890 An | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 747,800 An | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 762,740 An | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 780,220 An | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 823,000 An | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 840,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 839,000 An | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 840,000 An | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 858,300 An | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 854,700 An | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 851,000 An | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 841,270 An | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 856,150 An | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 890,542 An | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 943,200 An | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 949,012 An | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 945,990 An | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 925,907 An | -2.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 925,907 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.44 million An, 27% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 925,907 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.91 million An, 48% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +33.7% | 549,000 An | 734,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 438,713 An | 240,000 An | 640,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 627,860 An | 549,000 An | 678,800 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 666,428 An | 539,781 An | 802,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 735,878 An | 590,000 An | 821,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 716,293 An | 583,950 An | 843,180 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 838,364 An | 780,220 An | 858,300 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 930,930 An | 890,542 An | 949,012 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.10 million An compare
- 78 Bulgaria 1.02 million An compare
- 79 Sierra Leone 934,780 An compare
- 81 Czechoslovakia 873,932 An compare
- 82 Hungary 846,800 An compare
- 83 Canada 822,000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Madagascar?
- Sheep — stocks in Madagascar was 925,907 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 949,012 An in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,000 An in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for sheep — stocks?
- Madagascar ranks 80th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.