Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Italy

Italy: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.0914 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0914 An per person
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
77th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.2041 An per person
in 1989
All-time low
0.0914 An per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Italy, 1961–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.0914 An per person for sheep — stocks, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.2041 An per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0914 An per person, in 2024.

Italy ranks 77th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Italy, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.1629 An per person
1962 0.1585 An per person -2.7%
1963 0.1533 An per person -3.3%
1964 0.1502 An per person -2.0%
1965 0.1509 An per person +0.5%
1966 0.1523 An per person +0.9%
1967 0.1552 An per person +1.9%
1968 0.1556 An per person +0.3%
1969 0.1533 An per person -1.5%
1970 0.1512 An per person -1.4%
1971 0.147 An per person -2.8%
1972 0.1443 An per person -1.8%
1973 0.1419 An per person -1.6%
1974 0.1417 An per person -0.2%
1975 0.1442 An per person +1.8%
1976 0.1463 An per person +1.5%
1977 0.1509 An per person +3.2%
1978 0.1548 An per person +2.6%
1979 0.1593 An per person +2.9%
1980 0.1614 An per person +1.3%
1981 0.1642 An per person +1.7%
1982 0.1601 An per person -2.5%
1983 0.1885 An per person +17.7%
1984 0.1899 An per person +0.8%
1985 0.1961 An per person +3.3%
1986 0.1995 An per person +1.8%
1987 0.2023 An per person +1.4%
1988 0.2023 An per person +0.0%
1989 0.2041 An per person +0.9%
1990 0.1913 An per person -6.3%
1991 0.1911 An per person -0.1%
1992 0.1837 An per person -3.9%
1993 0.182 An per person -0.9%
1994 0.184 An per person +1.1%
1995 0.1879 An per person +2.1%
1996 0.1876 An per person -0.2%
1997 0.1924 An per person +2.5%
1998 0.1914 An per person -0.5%
1999 0.1914 An per person -0.0%
2000 0.1935 An per person +1.1%
2001 0.1195 An per person -38.2%
2002 0.1456 An per person +21.8%
2003 0.1418 An per person -2.6%
2004 0.1375 An per person -3.0%
2005 0.1394 An per person +1.3%
2006 0.1362 An per person -2.3%
2007 0.14 An per person +2.8%
2008 0.1391 An per person -0.6%
2009 0.1373 An per person -1.3%
2010 0.1339 An per person -2.4%
2011 0.1316 An per person -1.7%
2012 0.1166 An per person -11.4%
2013 0.1191 An per person +2.2%
2014 0.1188 An per person -0.2%
2015 0.1187 An per person -0.1%
2016 0.1212 An per person +2.1%
2017 0.1203 An per person -0.8%
2018 0.1199 An per person -0.3%
2019 0.1172 An per person -2.2%
2020 0.1183 An per person +1.0%
2021 0.1138 An per person -3.9%
2022 0.1113 An per person -2.2%
2023 0.1101 An per person -1.0%
2024 0.0914 An per person -17.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.0914 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.051 An per person, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.0914 An per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1723 An per person, 53% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Italy 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 -38.2% 0.1935 An per person 0.1195 An per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1547 An per person 0.1502 An per person 0.1629 An per person 9
1970s 0.1482 An per person 0.1417 An per person 0.1593 An per person 10
1980s 0.1868 An per person 0.1601 An per person 0.2041 An per person 10
1990s 0.1883 An per person 0.182 An per person 0.1924 An per person 10
2000s 0.143 An per person 0.1195 An per person 0.1935 An per person 10
2010s 0.1217 An per person 0.1166 An per person 0.1339 An per person 10
2020s 0.109 An per person 0.0914 An per person 0.1183 An per person 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 74 Sierra Leone 0.1082 An per person compare
  2. 75 Brazil 0.1031 An per person compare
  3. 76 France 0.0964 An per person compare
  4. 78 Hungary 0.0886 An per person compare
  5. 79 Chile 0.0885 An per person compare
  6. 80 Uganda 0.0874 An per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Italy?
Sheep — stocks, per capita in Italy was 0.0914 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.2041 An per person in 1989.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0914 An per person in 2024.
How does Italy rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
Italy ranks 77th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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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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

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Indicator
Sheep — Stocks, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 9,274 data points, 1961–2024
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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.