Sheep — Stocks in United States of America
United States of America: Sheep — Stocks was 5.03 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in United States of America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in United States of America is 5.03 million An, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in United States of America peaked at 32.73 million An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5.03 million An, in 2024.
United States of America ranks 26th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in United States of America, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.73 million An | — |
| 1962 | 30.97 million An | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 29.18 million An | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 27.12 million An | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 25.13 million An | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 24.73 million An | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 23.95 million An | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 22.22 million An | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 21.35 million An | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 20.42 million An | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 19.73 million An | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 18.74 million An | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 17.64 million An | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 16.31 million An | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 14.52 million An | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 13.31 million An | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 12.72 million An | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 12.42 million An | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 12.37 million An | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 12.70 million An | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 12.95 million An | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 13.00 million An | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 12.14 million An | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 11.56 million An | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 10.72 million An | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 10.14 million An | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 10.39 million An | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 10.95 million An | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 10.85 million An | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 11.36 million An | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 11.17 million An | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 10.80 million An | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 10.20 million An | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 9.84 million An | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 8.99 million An | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 8.46 million An | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 8.02 million An | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 7.83 million An | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 7.21 million An | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 7.03 million An | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 6.96 million An | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.62 million An | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 6.32 million An | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 6.11 million An | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 6.13 million An | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.23 million An | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.12 million An | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.95 million An | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 5.75 million An | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.62 million An | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.48 million An | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.38 million An | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.36 million An | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.25 million An | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.28 million An | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.29 million An | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.27 million An | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.26 million An | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.23 million An | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.20 million An | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.20 million An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.17 million An | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.13 million An | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.03 million An | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.37 million An | 21.35 million An | 32.73 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.82 million An | 12.37 million An | 20.42 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.54 million An | 10.14 million An | 13.00 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.39 million An | 7.21 million An | 11.36 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.32 million An | 5.75 million An | 7.03 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.34 million An | 5.23 million An | 5.62 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.14 million An | 5.03 million An | 5.20 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 23 Uzbekistan 21.03 million An compare
- 24 Morocco 19.89 million An compare
- 25 Russian Federation 19.11 million An compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 18.55 million An compare
- 27 Niger 15.67 million An compare
- 28 Indonesia 15.14 million An compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 19,701 An compare
- 29 South Sudan 14.35 million An compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in United States of America?
- Sheep — stocks in United States of America was 5.03 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 32.73 million An in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 million An in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for sheep — stocks?
- United States of America ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of 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.
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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.