Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.2175 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.2175 An per person for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.4353 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1723 An per person, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 81st 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4353 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4289 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3427 An per person | -20.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3539 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3619 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4047 An per person | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4101 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4147 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4195 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4232 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4283 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.433 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4336 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4329 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4318 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4283 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4274 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4257 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4219 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4174 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4113 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4048 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3977 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.39 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4296 An per person | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4217 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4124 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3643 An per person | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3461 An per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2849 An per person | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3258 An per person | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3005 An per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2783 An per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2589 An per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2415 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2255 An per person | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2107 An per person | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1969 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1841 An per person | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1723 An per person | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2392 An per person | +38.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2654 An per person | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3169 An per person | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3059 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3065 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3067 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3137 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3158 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3179 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.313 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2439 An per person | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2077 An per person | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1794 An per person | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1908 An per person | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1906 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1793 An per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1847 An per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1996 An per person | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2113 An per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2207 An per person | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2212 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2219 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2175 An per person | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +38.9% | 0.1723 An per person | 0.2392 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3968 An per person | 0.3427 An per person | 0.4353 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4286 An per person | 0.4219 An per person | 0.4336 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3995 An per person | 0.3461 An per person | 0.4296 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2507 An per person | 0.1841 An per person | 0.3258 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.286 An per person | 0.1723 An per person | 0.3179 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.21 An per person | 0.1793 An per person | 0.313 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2203 An per person | 0.2175 An per person | 0.2219 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % 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 -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Gambia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Gambia was 0.2175 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4353 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1723 An per person in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 81st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.