Sheep — Stocks in Northern America

Northern America: Sheep — Stocks was 5.85 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
5.85 million An
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
28th
of 30 groups
All-time high
33.48 million An
in 1961
All-time low
5.85 million An
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep — Stocks in Northern America, 1961–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2024, sheep — stocks in Northern America stood at 5.85 million An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Northern America peaked at 33.48 million An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5.85 million An, in 2024.

That places Northern America 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sheep — Stocks in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Stocks in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 33.48 million An —
1962 31.68 million An -5.4%
1963 29.83 million An -5.9%
1964 27.72 million An -7.0%
1965 25.68 million An -7.4%
1966 25.22 million An -1.8%
1967 24.42 million An -3.2%
1968 22.64 million An -7.3%
1969 21.74 million An -4.0%
1970 20.95 million An -3.6%
1971 20.28 million An -3.2%
1972 19.33 million An -4.7%
1973 18.21 million An -5.8%
1974 16.84 million An -7.5%
1975 15.01 million An -10.9%
1976 13.77 million An -8.3%
1977 13.11 million An -4.8%
1978 12.81 million An -2.3%
1979 12.79 million An -0.1%
1980 13.18 million An +3.1%
1981 13.48 million An +2.2%
1982 13.57 million An +0.7%
1983 12.71 million An -6.4%
1984 12.11 million An -4.7%
1985 11.23 million An -7.3%
1986 10.63 million An -5.3%
1987 10.87 million An +2.3%
1988 11.47 million An +5.4%
1989 11.41 million An -0.5%
1990 11.95 million An +4.7%
1991 11.80 million An -1.3%
1992 11.44 million An -3.0%
1993 10.83 million An -5.3%
1994 10.48 million An -3.3%
1995 9.61 million An -8.3%
1996 9.11 million An -5.2%
1997 8.65 million An -5.0%
1998 8.49 million An -1.9%
1999 7.93 million An -6.5%
2000 7.83 million An -1.3%
2001 7.91 million An +1.1%
2002 7.62 million An -3.7%
2003 7.30 million An -4.2%
2004 7.10 million An -2.7%
2005 7.11 million An +0.2%
2006 7.12 million An +0.2%
2007 7.01 million An -1.7%
2008 6.80 million An -3.0%
2009 6.59 million An -3.1%
2010 6.48 million An -1.7%
2011 6.36 million An -1.8%
2012 6.26 million An -1.6%
2013 6.25 million An -0.1%
2014 6.11 million An -2.4%
2015 6.10 million An -0.0%
2016 6.11 million An +0.1%
2017 6.08 million An -0.4%
2018 6.09 million An +0.2%
2019 6.06 million An -0.6%
2020 6.01 million An -0.8%
2021 6.01 million An +0.0%
2022 5.99 million An -0.4%
2023 5.98 million An -0.2%
2024 5.85 million An -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26.93 million An 21.74 million An 33.48 million An 9
1970s 16.31 million An 12.79 million An 20.95 million An 10
1980s 12.07 million An 10.63 million An 13.57 million An 10
1990s 10.03 million An 7.93 million An 11.95 million An 10
2000s 7.24 million An 6.59 million An 7.91 million An 10
2010s 6.19 million An 6.06 million An 6.48 million An 10
2020s 5.97 million An 5.85 million An 6.01 million An 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 25 Saudi Arabia 22.43 million An compare
  2. 26 Brazil 21.86 million An compare
  3. 27 South Africa 21.24 million An compare
  4. 28 Uzbekistan 21.03 million An compare
  5. 28 Uzbekistan 21.03 million An compare
  6. 30 Morocco 19.89 million An compare
  7. 31 Russian Federation 19.11 million An compare
  8. 31 Russia 19.11 million An compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Northern America

All data for Northern America →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Northern America?
Sheep — stocks in Northern America was 5.85 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 33.48 million An in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 5.85 million An in 2024.
How does Northern America rank for sheep — stocks?
Northern America ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern America 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sheep — Stocks in Northern America. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/sheep-stocks-3/northern-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/sheep-stocks-3/northern-america/">Sheep — Stocks in Northern America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 14,987 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.