Sheep — Stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Sheep — Stocks was 31.02 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 31.02 million An for sheep — stocks in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 44.66 million An in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19.94 million An, in 1977.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.07 million An | — |
| 1962 | 29.60 million An | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 29.45 million An | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 29.77 million An | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 30.03 million An | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 30.08 million An | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 29.01 million An | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 28.12 million An | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 26.72 million An | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 26.19 million An | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 26.09 million An | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 26.98 million An | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 28.05 million An | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 28.61 million An | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 28.36 million An | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 28.27 million An | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 19.94 million An | -29.4% |
| 1978 | 20.57 million An | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 21.71 million An | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 21.61 million An | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 21.60 million An | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 22.20 million An | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 22.94 million An | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 23.32 million An | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 23.95 million An | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 37.03 million An | +54.6% |
| 1987 | 38.78 million An | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 41.03 million An | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 43.01 million An | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 43.83 million An | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 43.64 million An | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 44.54 million An | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 44.44 million An | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 43.81 million An | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 43.30 million An | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 42.09 million An | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 42.82 million An | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 44.47 million An | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 44.66 million An | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 42.26 million An | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 36.72 million An | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 35.83 million An | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 35.85 million An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.85 million An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.25 million An | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 34.72 million An | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 33.95 million An | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 33.13 million An | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 31.45 million An | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 31.08 million An | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 31.63 million An | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 32.22 million An | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 32.86 million An | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 33.74 million An | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 33.34 million An | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 33.94 million An | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 34.83 million An | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 33.78 million An | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 33.58 million An | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 32.70 million An | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 32.96 million An | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 33.17 million An | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 31.80 million An | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 31.02 million An | -2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +54.6% | 23.95 million An | 37.03 million An |
| 1977 | -29.4% | 28.27 million An | 19.94 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.10 million An | 26.72 million An | 30.08 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.48 million An | 19.94 million An | 28.61 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.55 million An | 21.60 million An | 43.01 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.76 million An | 42.09 million An | 44.66 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.50 million An | 31.45 million An | 42.26 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.10 million An | 31.08 million An | 34.83 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.33 million An | 31.02 million An | 33.17 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 11 Sudan 40.71 million An compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 629,786 An compare
- 12 Pakistan 32.73 million An compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 423,608 An compare
- 13 Algeria 32.35 million An compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 164,779 An compare
- 14 Melanesia 49,870 An compare
- 15 Kenya 26.21 million An compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 39,000 An compare
- 16 Mongolia 24.49 million An compare
- 16 Polynesia 441 An compare
- 17 Mali 24.48 million An compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Sheep — stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 31.02 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 44.66 million An in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.94 million An in 1977.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for sheep — stocks?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.