Sheep and goats of World increased from 1,451 million head in 1968 to 2,236 million head in 2017 growing at an average annual rate of 0.90%.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| Macro Region (Head in 2017) |
| Asia | 1.06B | FAO |
| Africa | 803,967,860 | FAO |
| Europe | 151,458,810 | FAO |
| Oceania | 103,725,894 | FAO |
| South America | 84,982,372 | FAO |
| Central America and the Caribbean | 81 timeseries | |
| Middle East | 64 timeseries | |
| North America | 12 timeseries | |
| Southeast Asia | 51 timeseries |
| Country (Head in 2017) |
| Afghanistan | 21,464,000 | FAO |
| Albania | 2,858,632 | FAO |
| Algeria | 33,401,496 | FAO |
| Angola | 5,654,075 | FAO |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 41,000 | FAO |
| Argentina | 19,563,481 | FAO |
| Armenia | 727,082 | FAO |
| Australia | 75,725,334 | FAO |
| Austria | 461,116 | FAO |
| Azerbaijan | 8,454,308 | FAO |
| Bahamas | 21,633 | FAO |
| Bahrain | 56,846 | FAO |
| Bangladesh | 61,924,723 | FAO |
| Barbados | 18,973 | FAO |
| Belarus | 154,600 | FAO |
| Belgium | 149,390 | FAO |
| Belize | 15,308 | FAO |
| Benin | 3,368,288 | FAO |
| Bhutan | 53,133 | FAO |
| Bolivia | 9,652,000 | FAO |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,090,022 | FAO |
| Botswana | 1,714,535 | FAO |
| Brazil | 27,568,446 | FAO |
| Brunei Darussalam | 11,811 | FAO |
| Bulgaria | 1,597,630 | FAO |
| Burkina Faso | 25,317,463 | FAO |
| Burundi | 2,081,127 | FAO |
| Cabo Verde | 120,255 | FAO |
| Cameroon | 8,907,904 | FAO |
| Canada | 843,962 | FAO |
| Central African Republic | 7,110,178 | FAO |
| Chad | 65,197,585 | FAO |
| Chile | 2,484,657 | FAO |
| China | 301,120,200 | FAO |
| Colombia | 1,855,911 | FAO |
| Comoros | 145,731 | FAO |
| Congo | 449,440 | FAO |
| Costa Rica | 8,649 | FAO |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3,297,146 | FAO |
| Croatia | 713,579 | FAO |
| Cuba | 2,724,900 | FAO |
| Cyprus | 566,121 | FAO |
| Czech Republic | 243,922 | FAO |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3,852,000 | FAO |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,952,277 | FAO |
| Denmark | 154,129 | FAO |
| Djibouti | 983,195 | FAO |
| Dominica | 17,688 | FAO |
| Dominican Republic | 474,533 | FAO |
| Ecuador | 429,703 | FAO |
| Egypt | 10,049,261 | FAO |
| El Salvador | 19,742 | FAO |
| Equatorial Guinea | 50,052 | FAO |
| Eritrea | 4,212,446 | FAO |
| Estonia | 90,620 | FAO |
| Eswatini | 289,863 | FAO |
| Ethiopia | 41,300,000 in 1992 | FAO |
| Falkland Islands | 699,643 | FAO |
| Fiji | 287,156 | FAO |
| Finland | 161,204 | FAO |
| France | 8,159,001 | FAO |
| Gabon | 328,734 | FAO |
| Gambia | 409,495 | FAO |
| Georgia | 936,500 | FAO |
| Germany | 1,719,793 | FAO |
| Ghana | 11,011,831 | FAO |
| Greece | 14,893,000 | FAO |
| Grenada | 20,727 | FAO |
| Guatemala | 702,110 | FAO |
| Guinea | 5,442,019 | FAO |
| Guinea Bissau | 1,302,945 | FAO |
| Guyana | 214,278 | FAO |
| Haiti | 2,146,339 | FAO |
| Honduras | 41,807 | FAO |
| Hong Kong | 717 | FAO |
| Hungary | 1,222,000 | FAO |
| Iceland | 459,934 | FAO |
| India | 196,416,558 | FAO |
| Indonesia | 34,872,653 | FAO |
| Iran | 55,740,771 | FAO |
| Iraq | 7,916,759 | FAO |
| Ireland | 5,205,400 | FAO |
| Israel | 609,360 | FAO |
| Italy | 8,207,610 | FAO |
| Jamaica | 565,331 | FAO |
| Japan | 30,757 | FAO |
| Jordan | 3,828,719 | FAO |
| Kazakhstan | 18,328,972 | FAO |
| Kenya | 43,443,561 | FAO |
| Kuwait | 862,422 | FAO |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,077,775 | FAO |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 588,000 | FAO |
| Latvia | 119,788 | FAO |
| Lebanon | 974,915 | FAO |
| Lesotho | 3,014,180 | FAO |
| Liberia | 701,955 | FAO |
| Libya | 10,028,853 | FAO |
| Liechtenstein | 4,484 | FAO |
| Lithuania | 176,974 | FAO |
| Luxembourg | 13,884 | FAO |
| Macau Meat | 3 timeseries | |
| Madagascar | 2,173,624 | FAO |
| Malawi | 8,002,336 | FAO |
| Malaysia | 569,130 | FAO |
| Mali | 41,423,800 | FAO |
| Malta | 16,899 | FAO |
| Mauritania | 18,411,216 | FAO |
| Mauritius | 28,629 | FAO |
| Mexico | 17,627,623 | FAO |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 5,470 | FAO |
| Mongolia | 57,456,595 | FAO |
| Montenegro | 218,000 | FAO |
| Morocco | 25,068,000 | FAO |
| Mozambique | 4,079,665 | FAO |
| Myanmar | 9,786,922 | FAO |
| Namibia | 3,871,860 | FAO |
| Nepal | 11,967,074 | FAO |
| Netherlands | 1,331,700 | FAO |
| New Zealand | 27,625,349 | FAO |
| Nicaragua | 14,462 | FAO |
| Niger | 29,057,717 | FAO |
| Nigeria | 120,537,077 | FAO |
| North Macedonia | 832,021 | FAO |
| Norway | 2,455,719 | FAO |
| Oman | 2,850,510 | FAO |
| Pakistan | 102,300,000 | FAO |
| Palestine | 962,880 | FAO |
| Panama | 9,031 | FAO |
| Papua New Guinea | 10,380 | FAO |
| Paraguay | 672,645 | FAO |
| Peru | 13,224,414 | FAO |
| Philippines | 3,740,348 | FAO |
| Poland | 305,428 | FAO |
| Portugal | 2,565,000 | FAO |
| Puerto Rico | 9,901 | FAO |
| Qatar | 456,463 | FAO |
| Republic of Korea | 410,366 | FAO |
| Republic of Moldova | 869,800 | FAO |
| Romania | 11,358,600 | FAO |
| Russian Federation | 24,843,733 | FAO |
| Rwanda | 3,385,696 | FAO |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9,878 | FAO |
| Saint Lucia | 19,151 | FAO |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18,314 | FAO |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 9,315 | FAO |
| Saudi Arabia | 12,998,895 | FAO |
| Senegal | 11,759,292 | FAO |
| Serbia | 1,886,750 | FAO |
| Seychelles | 5,610 | FAO |
| Sierra Leone | 1,770,000 | FAO |
| Singapore | 735 | FAO |
| Slovakia | 405,251 | FAO |
| Slovenia | 142,250 | FAO |
| Somalia | 22,524,496 | FAO |
| South Africa | 28,163,730 | FAO |
| South Sudan | 31,387,948 | FAO |
| Spain | 19,022,838 | FAO |
| Sri Lanka | 297,579 | FAO |
| Sudan | 72,017,476 | FAO |
| Suriname | 9,897 | FAO |
| Sweden | 606,080 | FAO |
| Switzerland | 420,565 | FAO |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 20,079,398 | FAO |
| Taiwan Province of China | 146,196 | FAO |
| Tajikistan | 5,581,496 | FAO |
| Thailand | 510,317 | FAO |
| Timor-Leste | 169,885 | FAO |
| Togo | 5,178,914 | FAO |
| Tonga | 13,442 | FAO |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20,781 | FAO |
| Tunisia | 7,742,287 | FAO |
| Turkey | 41,329,232 | FAO |
| Turkmenistan | 16,344,670 | FAO |
| Tuvalu | 0 in 1992 | FAO |
| Uganda | 17,725,451 | FAO |
| Ukraine | 1,314,800 | FAO |
| United Arab Emirates | 4,473,150 | FAO |
| United Kingdom | 34,936,000 | FAO |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 25,622,974 | FAO |
| United States of America | 7,890,000 | FAO |
| Uruguay | 6,582,834 | FAO |
| Uzbekistan | 20,640,900 | FAO |
| Vanuatu | 29,323 | FAO |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2,021,783 | FAO |
| Viet Nam | 2,556,268 | FAO |
| Yemen | 18,269,301 | FAO |
| Zambia | 3,018,571 | FAO |
| Zimbabwe | 5,198,645 | FAO |
| Agriculture Livestock |
| Asses | 176 timeseries | |
| Beehives Stocks | 122 timeseries | |
| Camels | 306 timeseries | |
| Cattle | 1579 timeseries | |
| Cattle and Buffaloes | 197 timeseries | |
| Game Meat | 82 timeseries | |
| Goats | 1662 timeseries | |
| Horse | 428 timeseries | |
| Pig Stocks | 176 timeseries | |
| Poultry | 1383 timeseries | |
| Rabbit Meat | 196 timeseries | |
| Rabbits and Hares Stocks | 74 timeseries | |
| Rodents | 16 timeseries | |
| Sheep | 1.32B an in 2022 | FAO + 2 others |
| Sheep and Goats | 771 timeseries | |
| Snails | 13 timeseries |
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