Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.029 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep — stocks, per capita in Madagascar stood at 0.029 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0998 An per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.029 An per person, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 114th out of 159 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.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0457 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0557 An per person | +21.8% |
| 1963 | 0.067 An per person | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0688 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0708 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.082 An per person | +15.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0818 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0959 An per person | +17.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0987 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0998 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.098 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.096 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0912 An per person | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.086 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0832 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0761 An per person | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.069 An per person | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0688 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0628 An per person | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0815 An per person | +29.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0864 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0832 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0597 An per person | -28.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0543 An per person | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0563 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0503 An per person | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0601 An per person | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0601 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0616 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0611 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0607 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0602 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0596 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0591 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0584 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0521 An per person | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0467 An per person | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0413 An per person | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0369 An per person | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0354 An per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0372 An per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0373 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0467 An per person | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 0.043 An per person | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0363 An per person | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0361 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0359 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0357 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0354 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0352 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0361 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0358 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0348 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0339 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0338 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0327 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0318 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0306 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0303 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0308 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0318 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0312 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0303 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.029 An per person | -4.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.029 An per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2403 An per person, 12% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.029 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.122 An per person, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +29.7% | 0.0628 An per person | 0.0815 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.074 An per person | 0.0457 An per person | 0.0987 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0831 An per person | 0.0628 An per person | 0.0998 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0653 An per person | 0.0503 An per person | 0.0864 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0536 An per person | 0.0369 An per person | 0.0611 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0379 An per person | 0.0354 An per person | 0.0467 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0335 An per person | 0.0303 An per person | 0.0361 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0306 An per person | 0.029 An per person | 0.0318 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Madagascar?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Madagascar was 0.029 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0998 An per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.029 An per person in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 114th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.