Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Sheep — Stocks. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
193
Highest
45.54 % change on previous year
Zimbabwe
Lowest
-22.22 % change on previous year
Puerto Rico
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
12,666
What the numbers show
Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 45.54 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe; the lowest is -22.22 % change on previous year in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.8416 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 103 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 2,233.1%), and the largest decrease in China (down 113,503.0%).
Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 45.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,105.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 38.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 26.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,142.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Kenya | 12.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 218.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 10.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Australia | 10.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 359.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,756.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 9.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,233.1% | volatile |
| 9 | India | 8.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 629.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Guinea | 7.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 256.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Zambia | 7.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 6.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 325.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia and New Zealand | 6.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 282.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium | 6.66 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 397.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 6.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 663.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Mali | 5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Türkiye | 4.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Malta | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 210.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 367.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Fiji | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Japan | 3.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Niger | 3.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 23 | French Guiana | 3.44 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Ghana | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Switzerland | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 299.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Cyprus | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Haiti | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Benin | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Réunion | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Timor-Leste | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 673.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Serbia | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Melanesia | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Indonesia | 2.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Malawi | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Oman | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.94 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 184.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Gambia | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Sudan | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 156.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Nigeria | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Belize | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 335.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Burundi | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Algeria | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Eswatini | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 172.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Paraguay | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Honduras | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Armenia | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 52 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Palestine, State of | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 187.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Romania | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Faroe Islands | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Cabo Verde | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Pakistan | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Comoros | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Sudan (former) | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Mauritania | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 0.9886 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Ethiopia PDR | 0.8696 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 305.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 0.712 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 190.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Czechia | 0.6754 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominica | 0.6263 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Yemen | 0.5306 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Angola | 0.4926 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 0.4598 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Slovenia | 0.4316 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Gabon | 0.4191 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.4152 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Kuwait | 0.4032 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.3974 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Mexico | 0.3341 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 0.3117 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Brazil | 0.2858 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Congo | 0.2411 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 82 | El Salvador | 0.2336 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Liberia | 0.1857 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Croatia | 0.1812 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 0.1706 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.1686 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Russian Federation | 0.152 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1233 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Bahamas | 0.0759 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Guyana | 0.0575 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Djibouti | 0.0532 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Guadeloupe | 0 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Uganda | -0.0105 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.0318 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -0.034 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Peru | -0.0434 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Serbia and Montenegro | -0.0544 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 104.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Barbados | -0.0629 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -0.0761 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Egypt | -0.1025 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Libya | -0.1445 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Jamaica | -0.1523 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Bahrain | -0.1585 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates | -0.1728 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Thailand | -0.206 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Austria | -0.2373 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | -0.2494 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Poland | -0.3527 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Togo | -0.5074 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Eritrea | -0.6419 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Qatar | -0.7286 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.7593 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.4% | volatile |
| 119 | South Africa | -0.8644 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Spain | -0.887 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Guatemala | -0.9639 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,702.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Brunei Darussalam | -0.9775 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | South Sudan | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Senegal | -1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | -1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Tunisia | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Malaysia | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 234.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Lucia | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Cameroon | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Argentina | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 376.5% | volatile |
| 131 | China, Taiwan Province of | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Iraq | -2.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 564.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Norway | -2.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 456.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Madagascar | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,881.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Yugoslav SFR | -2.17 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 632.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Belarus | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Albania | -2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 213.4% | volatile |
| 138 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Bhutan | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Lesotho | -2.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Iceland | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 154.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Lithuania | -2.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Greece | -2.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 145 | France | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 258.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Canada | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Denmark | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 308.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Germany | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 149 | New Zealand | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Portugal | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Syrian Arab Republic | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 287.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Grenada | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 258.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Morocco | -3.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 380.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Namibia | -3.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Ireland | -3.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 322.5% | volatile |
| 156 | USSR | -4.05 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 187.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Rwanda | -4.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Suriname | -4.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Uruguay | -4.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Slovakia | -4.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 161 | China | -5.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113,503.0% | volatile |
| 161 | China, mainland | -5.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113,503.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Bulgaria | -5.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 985.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Finland | -5.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 419.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Colombia | -5.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 267.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Ukraine | -5.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Chile | -5.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Montenegro | -6.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 392.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Hungary | -6.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 371.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Sweden | -6.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 423.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Tajikistan | -7.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 269.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Chad | -7.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 190.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -8.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 312.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Trinidad and Tobago | -10.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Somalia | -10.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5,448.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Latvia | -11.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 870.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Republic of Korea | -11.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Jordan | -11.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 171.3% | volatile |
| 179 | North Macedonia | -11.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,110.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Mauritius | -12.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 244.1% | volatile |
| 181 | New Caledonia | -13.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | -14.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 243.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Czechoslovakia | -15.16 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 377.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Botswana | -15.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Martinique | -15.79 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Estonia | -16.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 350.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Mongolia | -16.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 206.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Italy | -17.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7,637.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Georgia | -17.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 211.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -17.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 447.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Israel | -20 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 293.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Ecuador | -20.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Puerto Rico | -22.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,560.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 6.73 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 5.82 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 3.87 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 3.19 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 2.44 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 2.16 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.55 % change on previous year
- Africa 1.39 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 1.05 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.9819 % change on previous year
- World 0.4112 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 0.3663 % change on previous year
- Central America 0.2535 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe 0.0538 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.0004 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) -0.0048 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) -0.419 % change on previous year
- Asia -0.5232 % change on previous year
- Caribbean -0.6725 % change on previous year
- Americas -1.01 % change on previous year
- South America -1.1 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa -1.34 % change on previous year
- United States of America -1.95 % change on previous year
- Northern America -2.09 % change on previous year
- Europe -2.38 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -2.68 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -2.91 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -3.41 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -4.18 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa -6.38 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia -6.72 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sheep — Stocks. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sheep — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sheep — Stocks. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.