Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Somalia

Somalia: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.4202 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.4202 An per person
Change on year
down 13.9%
World rank
33rd
of 159 countries
All-time high
2.46 An per person
in 1970
All-time low
0.4202 An per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

0.511.522.5196119922024

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

Analysis

Somalia recorded 0.4202 An per person for sheep — stocks, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Somalia peaked at 2.46 An per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.4202 An per person, in 2024.

That places Somalia 33rd out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Somalia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 2.1 An per person
1962 2.15 An per person +2.1%
1963 2.19 An per person +1.9%
1964 2.22 An per person +1.7%
1965 2.23 An per person +0.1%
1966 2.29 An per person +2.7%
1967 2.32 An per person +1.2%
1968 2.37 An per person +2.3%
1969 2.39 An per person +0.9%
1970 2.46 An per person +3.0%
1971 2.35 An per person -4.7%
1972 2.36 An per person +0.7%
1973 2.3 An per person -2.6%
1974 2.1 An per person -8.8%
1975 2.22 An per person +5.8%
1976 2.04 An per person -8.0%
1977 2.19 An per person +7.2%
1978 2.22 An per person +1.7%
1979 1.89 An per person -14.9%
1980 1.74 An per person -8.2%
1981 1.81 An per person +4.0%
1982 1.76 An per person -2.4%
1983 1.81 An per person +2.5%
1984 1.84 An per person +1.6%
1985 1.76 An per person -4.0%
1986 1.76 An per person -0.2%
1987 1.83 An per person +3.7%
1988 1.98 An per person +8.3%
1989 2.02 An per person +2.0%
1990 1.84 An per person -9.0%
1991 1.61 An per person -12.0%
1992 1.54 An per person -4.6%
1993 1.72 An per person +11.8%
1994 1.85 An per person +7.5%
1995 1.85 An per person +0.2%
1996 1.79 An per person -3.6%
1997 1.73 An per person -3.5%
1998 1.66 An per person -4.1%
1999 1.59 An per person -3.7%
2000 1.56 An per person -2.0%
2001 1.53 An per person -2.0%
2002 1.5 An per person -2.0%
2003 1.45 An per person -3.4%
2004 1.41 An per person -2.6%
2005 1.38 An per person -2.1%
2006 1.19 An per person -13.6%
2007 1.04 An per person -12.8%
2008 1.01 An per person -3.0%
2009 0.9832 An per person -2.7%
2010 0.9786 An per person -0.5%
2011 0.992 An per person +1.4%
2012 0.9871 An per person -0.5%
2013 0.9557 An per person -3.2%
2014 0.9239 An per person -3.3%
2015 0.872 An per person -5.6%
2016 0.8078 An per person -7.4%
2017 0.7374 An per person -8.7%
2018 0.7044 An per person -4.5%
2019 0.6862 An per person -2.6%
2020 0.6681 An per person -2.6%
2021 0.6117 An per person -8.4%
2022 0.5521 An per person -9.7%
2023 0.4882 An per person -11.6%
2024 0.4202 An per person -13.9%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 0.4202 An per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2403 An per person, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 0.4202 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.122 An per person, 3.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.25 An per person 2.1 An per person 2.39 An per person 9
1970s 2.21 An per person 1.89 An per person 2.46 An per person 10
1980s 1.83 An per person 1.74 An per person 2.02 An per person 10
1990s 1.72 An per person 1.54 An per person 1.85 An per person 10
2000s 1.31 An per person 0.9832 An per person 1.56 An per person 10
2010s 0.8645 An per person 0.6862 An per person 0.992 An per person 10
2020s 0.5481 An per person 0.4202 An per person 0.6681 An per person 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 30 Burkina Faso 0.4902 An per person compare
  2. 31 Senegal 0.4717 An per person compare
  3. 32 Kenya 0.4645 An per person compare
  4. 34 Tajikistan 0.4044 An per person compare
  5. 35 Djibouti 0.4026 An per person compare
  6. 36 Norway 0.382 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 160 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Somalia?
Sheep — stocks, per capita in Somalia was 0.4202 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 2.46 An per person in 1970.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4202 An per person in 2024.
How does Somalia rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
Somalia ranks 33rd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Somalia 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.