Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.7096 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep — stocks, per capita in Eritrea stood at 0.7096 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.9764 An per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7096 An per person, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 18th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8136 An per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.7942 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7555 An per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7235 An per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7667 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9764 An per person | +27.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9038 An per person | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9568 An per person | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9299 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8358 An per person | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8421 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8082 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7891 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8064 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8155 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7986 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7827 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7713 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7607 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7524 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7481 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7399 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7434 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7489 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7539 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7556 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7529 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7478 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7486 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7358 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7276 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7096 An per person | -2.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.7096 An per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2403 An per person, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.7096 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.122 An per person, 5.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +27.4% | 0.7667 An per person | 0.9764 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8191 An per person | 0.7235 An per person | 0.9764 An per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8365 An per person | 0.7827 An per person | 0.9568 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7527 An per person | 0.7399 An per person | 0.7713 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7339 An per person | 0.7096 An per person | 0.7486 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Eritrea?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Eritrea was 0.7096 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9764 An per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7096 An per person in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 18th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.