Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Canada
Canada: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.0219 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Canada stood at 0.0219 An per person.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0421 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0171 An per person, in 1978.
That places Canada 142nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0421 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0391 An per person | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.035 An per person | -10.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0322 An per person | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0286 An per person | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.025 An per person | -12.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0234 An per person | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.021 An per person | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0191 An per person | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0255 An per person | +33.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0257 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0273 An per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0259 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.024 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0223 An per person | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0204 An per person | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0173 An per person | -15.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0171 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0184 An per person | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0207 An per person | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0223 An per person | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0237 An per person | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0232 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0225 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0208 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0197 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0193 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0204 An per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0215 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0225 An per person | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0234 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0238 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.023 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.023 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.022 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0227 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0219 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0229 An per person | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0246 An per person | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0268 An per person | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0315 An per person | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0326 An per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0318 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0321 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0313 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0284 An per person | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0279 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0265 An per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.026 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.026 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0265 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0263 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0263 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0251 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0239 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0234 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0231 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0232 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0228 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0221 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0221 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0219 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 An per person | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +33.9% | 0.0191 An per person | 0.0255 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0295 An per person | 0.0191 An per person | 0.0421 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0224 An per person | 0.0171 An per person | 0.0273 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0214 An per person | 0.0193 An per person | 0.0237 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.023 An per person | 0.0219 An per person | 0.0246 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0295 An per person | 0.026 An per person | 0.0326 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0247 An per person | 0.0228 An per person | 0.0265 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.022 An per person | 0.0219 An per person | 0.0221 An per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Canada?
- Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Canada was 0.0219 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0421 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0171 An per person in 1978.
- How does Canada rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
- Canada ranks 142nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.