Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Gabon
Gabon: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 346,558 An in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 346,558 An for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Gabon peaked at 346,558 An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90,000 An, in 1962.
That places Gabon 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Gabon, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 93,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 90,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 96,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 100,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 103,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 107,000 An | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 107,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 107,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 90,000 An | -15.9% |
| 1970 | 90,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 90,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 93,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 93,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 96,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 99,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 143,500 An | +44.9% |
| 1977 | 162,360 An | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 184,210 An | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 180,000 An | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 183,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 185,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 188,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 194,100 An | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 203,400 An | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 212,800 An | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 222,800 An | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 227,215 An | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 231,728 An | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 236,342 An | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 240,941 An | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 245,695 An | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 250,755 An | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 255,689 An | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 260,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 265,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 270,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 275,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 280,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 285,000 An | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 289,000 An | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 288,000 An | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 285,000 An | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 285,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 285,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 285,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 285,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 287,000 An | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 288,000 An | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 288,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 292,000 An | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 294,000 An | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 300,000 An | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 320,000 An | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 325,000 An | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 328,053 An | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 332,125 An | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 329,539 An | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 328,833 An | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 328,504 An | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 339,814 An | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 340,050 An | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 343,315 An | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 346,558 An | +0.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 346,558 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 732,674 An, 47% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 346,558 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.93 million An, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +44.9% | 99,000 An | 143,500 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99,222 An | 90,000 An | 107,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 123,107 An | 90,000 An | 184,210 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 208,438 An | 183,000 An | 236,342 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 262,808 An | 240,941 An | 285,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 286,500 An | 285,000 An | 289,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 317,805 An | 292,000 An | 332,125 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 342,434 An | 339,814 An | 346,558 An | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Gabon?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Gabon was 346,558 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 346,558 An in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,000 An in 1962.
- How does Gabon rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Gabon ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).