Sheep — Stocks in Niger
Niger: Sheep — Stocks was 15.67 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Niger is 15.67 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Niger peaked at 15.67 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.96 million An, in 1961.
That places Niger 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Niger, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.96 million An | — |
| 1962 | 2.30 million An | +17.6% |
| 1963 | 2.50 million An | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 2.80 million An | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 3.10 million An | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 3.50 million An | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 3.80 million An | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 4.20 million An | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 4.50 million An | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 4.87 million An | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 5.02 million An | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 5.18 million An | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 5.09 million An | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 4.00 million An | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 4.05 million An | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 4.43 million An | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 4.81 million An | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 4.99 million An | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 5.21 million An | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 5.41 million An | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 5.81 million An | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 6.04 million An | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 6.28 million An | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 4.20 million An | -33.1% |
| 1985 | 3.78 million An | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 4.78 million An | +26.4% |
| 1987 | 4.95 million An | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 5.12 million An | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 5.30 million An | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 5.49 million An | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 5.68 million An | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 5.88 million An | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 6.08 million An | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 6.30 million An | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 6.52 million An | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 6.74 million An | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 6.98 million An | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 7.22 million An | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 7.48 million An | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 7.74 million An | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 8.01 million An | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 8.29 million An | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 8.58 million An | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 8.88 million An | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 9.19 million An | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 9.51 million An | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 9.85 million An | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 10.19 million An | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 10.55 million An | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.68 million An | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 10.02 million An | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 10.37 million An | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 10.73 million An | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 11.11 million An | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 11.50 million An | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 11.90 million An | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 12.32 million An | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 12.75 million An | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 13.19 million An | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 13.65 million An | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 14.13 million An | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 14.63 million An | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 15.14 million An | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 15.67 million An | +3.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 15.67 million An is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.44 million An, 4.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 15.67 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.91 million An, 8.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -33.1% | 6.28 million An | 4.20 million An |
| 1986 | +26.4% | 3.78 million An | 4.78 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.18 million An | 1.96 million An | 4.50 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.76 million An | 4.00 million An | 5.21 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.17 million An | 3.78 million An | 6.28 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.44 million An | 5.49 million An | 7.48 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.08 million An | 7.74 million An | 10.55 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.36 million An | 9.68 million An | 13.19 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.64 million An | 13.65 million An | 15.67 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 24 Morocco 19.89 million An compare
- 25 Russian Federation 19.11 million An compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 18.55 million An compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 2.64 million An compare
- 28 Indonesia 15.14 million An compare
- 28 Caribbean 2.03 million An compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 19,701 An compare
- 29 South Sudan 14.35 million An compare
- 30 Turkmenistan 14.27 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Niger?
- Sheep — stocks in Niger was 15.67 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 15.67 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 million An in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for sheep — stocks?
- Niger ranks 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.