Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.2367 An per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Zambia is 0.2367 An per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.2367 An per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0491 An per person, in 1980.
That places Zambia 77th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0556 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0593 An per person | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0571 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0537 An per person | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0515 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0515 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0555 An per person | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0523 An per person | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1149 An per person | +119.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0667 An per person | -42.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0639 An per person | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0613 An per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0702 An per person | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0637 An per person | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0602 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0585 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0661 An per person | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.062 An per person | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0636 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0491 An per person | -22.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0524 An per person | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0653 An per person | +24.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0657 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0612 An per person | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0673 An per person | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.07 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0731 An per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0761 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0741 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0763 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0774 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0762 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0797 An per person | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0816 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0824 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.083 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0844 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1043 An per person | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1221 An per person | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1387 An per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1501 An per person | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1564 An per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1703 An per person | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.179 An per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1826 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1768 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1751 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.169 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1712 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1733 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1749 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.173 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1779 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1787 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1797 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1677 An per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2152 An per person | +28.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2333 An per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2222 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2262 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2297 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.234 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2367 An per person | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +119.8% | 0.0523 An per person | 0.1149 An per person |
| 1970 | -42.0% | 0.1149 An per person | 0.0667 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0613 An per person | 0.0515 An per person | 0.1149 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0636 An per person | 0.0585 An per person | 0.0702 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0654 An per person | 0.0491 An per person | 0.0761 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0867 An per person | 0.0762 An per person | 0.1221 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1669 An per person | 0.1387 An per person | 0.1826 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1896 An per person | 0.1677 An per person | 0.2333 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2316 An per person | 0.2262 An per person | 0.2367 An per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Zambia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Zambia was 0.2367 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2367 An per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0491 An per person in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 77th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.