Sheep — Stocks in Western Africa

Western Africa: Sheep — Stocks was 143.15 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
143.15 million An
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
6th
of 35 regions
All-time high
143.15 million An
in 2024
All-time low
15.41 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep — Stocks in Western Africa, 1961–2024

050.0M100.0M150.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sheep — stocks in Western Africa stood at 143.15 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Western Africa peaked at 143.15 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.41 million An, in 1961.

Western Africa ranks 6th of 35 regions 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 19.75 million An 15.41 million An 24.28 million An 9
1970s 28.32 million An 24.96 million An 34.26 million An 10
1980s 38.25 million An 35.23 million An 42.60 million An 10
1990s 50.60 million An 43.45 million An 64.57 million An 10
2000s 78.42 million An 67.92 million An 88.35 million An 10
2010s 106.42 million An 90.85 million An 122.86 million An 10
2020s 135.62 million An 126.87 million An 143.15 million An 5

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 3 USSR 132.95 million An compare
  2. 4 India 114.62 million An compare
  3. 5 Australia and New Zealand 102.91 million An compare
  4. 6 Australia 79.33 million An compare
  5. 7 Sudan (former) 52.64 million An compare
  6. 8 Nigeria 52.14 million An compare
  7. 9 Chad 45.17 million An compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Western Africa?
Sheep — stocks in Western Africa was 143.15 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 143.15 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 15.41 million An in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for sheep — stocks?
Western Africa ranks 6th out of 35 regions with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western Africa 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.