Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.6354 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.6354 An per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 98.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.9581 An per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.243 An per person, in 2009.
Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6986 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6925 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6877 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6821 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6778 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6727 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6667 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6595 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6599 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6583 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6552 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.649 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6422 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6569 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6788 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6718 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6433 An per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7222 An per person | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.698 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7022 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.606 An per person | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8582 An per person | +41.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9581 An per person | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9017 An per person | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.82 An per person | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8428 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7461 An per person | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6433 An per person | -13.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6095 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5999 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5871 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5896 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5866 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5907 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.571 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5641 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5184 An per person | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4974 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4888 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4905 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4111 An per person | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3914 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3846 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4091 An per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4135 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.377 An per person | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3614 An per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2995 An per person | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.243 An per person | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3645 An per person | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4024 An per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3871 An per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4163 An per person | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3199 An per person | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3067 An per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2984 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3011 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3112 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3133 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5546 An per person | +77.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5696 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6777 An per person | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6528 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6354 An per person | -2.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6354 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.051 An per person, 12.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6354 An per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1862 An per person, 3.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +77.0% | 0.3133 An per person | 0.5546 An per person |
| 2010 | +50.0% | 0.243 An per person | 0.3645 An per person |
| 1982 | +41.6% | 0.606 An per person | 0.8582 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6775 An per person | 0.6595 An per person | 0.6986 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6676 An per person | 0.6422 An per person | 0.7222 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7688 An per person | 0.606 An per person | 0.9581 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5594 An per person | 0.4888 An per person | 0.5999 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3781 An per person | 0.243 An per person | 0.4905 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3421 An per person | 0.2984 An per person | 0.4163 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.618 An per person | 0.5546 An per person | 0.6777 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.6354 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9581 An per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.243 An per person in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.