Sheep — Stocks in Türkiye

Türkiye: Sheep — Stocks was 44.08 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
44.08 million An
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
5th
of 16 countries
All-time high
49.64 million An
in 1983
All-time low
21.75 million An
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep — Stocks in Türkiye, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 44.08 million An for sheep — stocks in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Türkiye peaked at 49.64 million An in 1983 and was at its lowest, 21.75 million An, in 2009.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Sheep — Stocks in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Stocks in Türkiye, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 34.46 million An —
1962 33.31 million An -3.4%
1963 31.61 million An -5.1%
1964 32.28 million An +2.1%
1965 32.65 million An +1.2%
1966 33.38 million An +2.2%
1967 34.66 million An +3.8%
1968 35.88 million An +3.5%
1969 36.59 million An +2.0%
1970 36.35 million An -0.6%
1971 36.47 million An +0.3%
1972 37.01 million An +1.5%
1973 38.81 million An +4.9%
1974 40.09 million An +3.3%
1975 40.54 million An +1.1%
1976 41.37 million An +2.0%
1977 41.50 million An +0.3%
1978 42.71 million An +2.9%
1979 43.94 million An +2.9%
1980 46.03 million An +4.7%
1981 48.63 million An +5.7%
1982 49.60 million An +2.0%
1983 49.64 million An +0.1%
1984 48.71 million An -1.9%
1985 40.39 million An -17.1%
1986 42.50 million An +5.2%
1987 43.76 million An +3.0%
1988 43.80 million An +0.1%
1989 45.38 million An +3.6%
1990 43.65 million An -3.8%
1991 40.43 million An -7.4%
1992 39.42 million An -2.5%
1993 37.54 million An -4.8%
1994 35.65 million An -5.0%
1995 33.79 million An -5.2%
1996 33.07 million An -2.1%
1997 30.24 million An -8.6%
1998 29.43 million An -2.7%
1999 30.26 million An +2.8%
2000 28.49 million An -5.8%
2001 26.97 million An -5.3%
2002 25.17 million An -6.7%
2003 25.43 million An +1.0%
2004 25.20 million An -0.9%
2005 25.30 million An +0.4%
2006 25.62 million An +1.2%
2007 25.46 million An -0.6%
2008 23.97 million An -5.8%
2009 21.75 million An -9.3%
2010 23.09 million An +6.2%
2011 25.03 million An +8.4%
2012 27.43 million An +9.6%
2013 29.28 million An +6.8%
2014 31.14 million An +6.3%
2015 31.51 million An +1.2%
2016 30.98 million An -1.7%
2017 33.68 million An +8.7%
2018 35.20 million An +4.5%
2019 37.28 million An +5.9%
2020 42.13 million An +13.0%
2021 45.18 million An +7.2%
2022 44.69 million An -1.1%
2023 42.06 million An -5.9%
2024 44.08 million An +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 33.87 million An 31.61 million An 36.59 million An 9
1970s 39.88 million An 36.35 million An 43.94 million An 10
1980s 45.84 million An 40.39 million An 49.64 million An 10
1990s 35.35 million An 29.43 million An 43.65 million An 10
2000s 25.34 million An 21.75 million An 28.49 million An 10
2010s 30.46 million An 23.09 million An 37.28 million An 10
2020s 43.63 million An 42.06 million An 45.18 million An 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 2 China, mainland 182.94 million An compare
  2. 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 53.82 million An compare
  3. 3 USSR 132.95 million An compare
  4. 4 India 114.62 million An compare
  5. 5 Australia and New Zealand 102.91 million An compare
  6. 6 Australia 79.33 million An compare
  7. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 17.93 million An compare
  8. 7 Sudan (former) 52.64 million An compare
  9. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 9.51 million An compare
  10. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.47 million An compare
  11. 8 Nigeria 52.14 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Türkiye?
Sheep — stocks in Türkiye was 44.08 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 49.64 million An in 1983.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 21.75 million An in 2009.
How does Türkiye rank for sheep — stocks?
Türkiye ranks 5th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye 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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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.