Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.2413 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.2413 An per person for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.715 An per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.2322 An per person, in 2014.
That places Portugal 76th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6311 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6266 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6196 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6273 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6865 An per person | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7031 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.715 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6651 An per person | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6243 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5859 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5399 An per person | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5417 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5691 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5493 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5034 An per person | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4799 An per person | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4854 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6074 An per person | +25.1% |
| 1979 | 0.516 An per person | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.542 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.535 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5574 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5568 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4047 An per person | -27.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3936 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3733 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3789 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3835 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4025 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4211 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4173 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4173 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4136 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4073 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4185 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4159 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4118 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.404 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4175 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4095 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3214 An per person | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 0.315 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3078 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3184 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3216 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3143 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.298 An per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2833 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2643 An per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2502 An per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2447 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2374 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2364 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2322 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2332 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2339 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.249 An per person | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.247 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2466 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2595 An per person | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2565 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2512 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2413 An per person | -4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -27.3% | 0.5568 An per person | 0.4047 An per person |
| 1978 | +25.1% | 0.4854 An per person | 0.6074 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6554 An per person | 0.6196 An per person | 0.715 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5378 An per person | 0.4799 An per person | 0.6074 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4528 An per person | 0.3733 An per person | 0.5574 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4144 An per person | 0.404 An per person | 0.4211 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3154 An per person | 0.2643 An per person | 0.4095 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2411 An per person | 0.2322 An per person | 0.2502 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2521 An per person | 0.2413 An per person | 0.2595 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Portugal?
- Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Portugal was 0.2413 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.715 An per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2322 An per person in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 76th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.