Sheep — Stocks, per capita in World
World: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.1674 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in World is 0.1674 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in World peaked at 0.3244 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1572 An per person, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3244 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3197 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3138 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3115 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3104 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3069 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.306 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.304 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2996 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2887 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2836 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2705 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.26 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2579 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2578 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.253 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2462 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2449 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2449 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2472 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.246 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2457 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2405 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2349 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2307 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2282 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2273 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2274 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2301 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2277 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2203 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.213 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2017 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1968 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1878 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1829 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1765 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1751 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1747 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1727 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1669 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1635 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1631 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1654 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.168 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1667 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1662 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1619 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.159 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1572 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1582 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1584 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1604 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1579 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1594 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1595 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1596 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1582 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.16 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1639 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1673 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1687 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1683 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1674 An per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3107 An per person | 0.2996 An per person | 0.3244 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2608 An per person | 0.2449 An per person | 0.2887 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2358 An per person | 0.2273 An per person | 0.2472 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1957 An per person | 0.1747 An per person | 0.2277 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1653 An per person | 0.159 An per person | 0.1727 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1589 An per person | 0.1572 An per person | 0.1604 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1671 An per person | 0.1639 An per person | 0.1687 An per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in World?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in World was 0.1674 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3244 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1572 An per person in 2010.
- How does World rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.