Sheep — Stocks in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sheep — Stocks was 746,277 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep — stocks in Zimbabwe stood at 746,277 An.
The figure is up 45.5% on the previous year and up 138.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Zimbabwe peaked at 811,000 An in 1970 and was at its lowest, 309,305 An, in 2010.
That places Zimbabwe 93rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 469,618 An | 331,700 An | 733,007 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 726,100 An | 587,000 An | 811,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 494,410 An | 387,000 An | 671,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 514,357 An | 420,000 An | 640,175 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 479,303 An | 315,000 An | 690,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 358,274 An | 309,305 An | 504,305 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 495,276 An | 380,003 An | 746,277 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture share gdp 9.47 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.47 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 325,400 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Zimbabwe?
- Sheep — stocks in Zimbabwe was 746,277 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 811,000 An in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 309,305 An in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sheep — stocks?
- Zimbabwe ranks 93rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.