Sheep — Stocks in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Sheep — Stocks was 22.43 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
22.43 million An
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
22nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
22.43 million An
in 2024
All-time low
1.76 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sheep — stocks in Saudi Arabia stood at 22.43 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 147.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Saudi Arabia peaked at 22.43 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.76 million An, in 1961.

Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.99 million An 1.76 million An 2.25 million An 9
1970s 3.03 million An 2.35 million An 3.98 million An 10
1980s 6.10 million An 3.89 million An 7.27 million An 10
1990s 7.24 million An 6.38 million An 7.80 million An 10
2000s 7.48 million An 5.89 million An 8.50 million An 10
2010s 9.60 million An 8.74 million An 11.50 million An 10
2020s 20.25 million An 17.50 million An 22.43 million An 5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 19 Mali 24.48 million An compare
  2. 20 New Zealand 23.58 million An compare
  3. 21 Ethiopia PDR 23.20 million An compare
  4. 23 Brazil 21.86 million An compare
  5. 24 Uzbekistan 21.03 million An compare
  6. 25 Morocco 19.89 million An compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Saudi Arabia?
Sheep — stocks in Saudi Arabia was 22.43 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 22.43 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.76 million An in 1961.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep — stocks?
Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 147.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,958 data points, 1961–2024
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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.