Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.2249 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.2249 An per person for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2626 An per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0607 An per person, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 80th out of 165 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, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0998 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0991 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0982 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0982 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0984 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.099 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1007 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1022 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1037 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1058 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1071 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1091 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1109 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1127 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1146 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1165 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1183 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1202 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1216 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1232 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1255 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1285 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1318 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1236 An per person | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1212 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1132 An per person | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1105 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.104 An per person | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1027 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1001 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1071 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1125 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1169 An per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1149 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1036 An per person | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0917 An per person | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.092 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0926 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0904 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0607 An per person | -32.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0687 An per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0792 An per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0919 An per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1073 An per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.126 An per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1479 An per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1731 An per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2229 An per person | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2386 An per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2557 An per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2626 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2602 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2567 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2521 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2457 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2281 An per person | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.236 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2303 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2289 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2272 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2266 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2249 An per person | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Sierra Leone 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 | -32.9% | 0.0904 An per person | 0.0607 An per person |
| 2009 | +28.8% | 0.1731 An per person | 0.2229 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0999 An per person | 0.0982 An per person | 0.1037 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1137 An per person | 0.1058 An per person | 0.1216 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1184 An per person | 0.1027 An per person | 0.1318 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1031 An per person | 0.0917 An per person | 0.1169 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1168 An per person | 0.0607 An per person | 0.2229 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2466 An per person | 0.2281 An per person | 0.2626 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2269 An per person | 0.2249 An per person | 0.2289 An per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.2249 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2626 An per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0607 An per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 80th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.