Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.4892 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.4892 An per person for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 2.41 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4892 An per person, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 47th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.41 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.36 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 2.32 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 2.29 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 2.27 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 2.32 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 2.27 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 2.29 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 2.22 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 2.19 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 2.12 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 1.25 An per person | -40.9% |
| 1973 | 1.52 An per person | +21.2% |
| 1974 | 1.66 An per person | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 1.83 An per person | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 1.85 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.74 An per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 1.62 An per person | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 1.56 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 1.64 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 1.83 An per person | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 1.98 An per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 1.8 An per person | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 1.55 An per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 1.39 An per person | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 1.09 An per person | -21.4% |
| 1987 | 1.26 An per person | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 1.46 An per person | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 1.44 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.45 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.46 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.32 An per person | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 1.16 An per person | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 1.09 An per person | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 1.05 An per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.05 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.12 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 1.19 An per person | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.26 An per person | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.11 An per person | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9346 An per person | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.751 An per person | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7258 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7548 An per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7273 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6295 An per person | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5207 An per person | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6456 An per person | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6589 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7098 An per person | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7461 An per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6915 An per person | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6381 An per person | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6265 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.619 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5969 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6014 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5773 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5516 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5261 An per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5139 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5041 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4892 An per person | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -40.9% | 2.12 An per person | 1.25 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.31 An per person | 2.22 An per person | 2.41 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.73 An per person | 1.25 An per person | 2.19 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 An per person | 1.09 An per person | 1.98 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 An per person | 1.05 An per person | 1.46 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7456 An per person | 0.5207 An per person | 1.11 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6358 An per person | 0.5516 An per person | 0.7461 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5083 An per person | 0.4892 An per person | 0.5261 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % 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 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.4892 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4892 An per person in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 47th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.