Sheep — Stocks in Madagascar

Madagascar: Sheep — Stocks was 957,575 An in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
957,575 An
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
81st
of 180 countries
All-time high
957,575 An
in 2023
All-time low
240,000 An
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Stocks in Madagascar, 1961–2023

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Madagascar is 957,575 An, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Madagascar peaked at 957,575 An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 240,000 An, in 1961.

That places Madagascar 81st out of 180 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 — Stocks in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Stocks in Madagascar, 1961 to 2023.
Year An Change
1961 240,000 An —
1962 300,000 An +25.0%
1963 370,000 An +23.3%
1964 390,000 An +5.4%
1965 412,200 An +5.7%
1966 489,600 An +18.8%
1967 501,670 An +2.5%
1968 604,950 An +20.6%
1969 640,000 An +5.8%
1970 666,162 An +4.1%
1971 673,144 An +1.0%
1972 678,800 An +0.8%
1973 664,356 An -2.1%
1974 646,164 An -2.7%
1975 644,000 An -0.3%
1976 607,174 An -5.7%
1977 567,000 An -6.6%
1978 582,800 An +2.8%
1979 549,000 An -5.8%
1980 734,000 An +33.7%
1981 802,000 An +9.3%
1982 795,000 An -0.9%
1983 588,000 An -26.0%
1984 550,000 An -6.5%
1985 587,100 An +6.7%
1986 539,781 An -8.1%
1987 664,200 An +23.0%
1988 683,200 An +2.9%
1989 721,000 An +5.5%
1990 737,000 An +2.2%
1991 753,600 An +2.3%
1992 770,000 An +2.2%
1993 786,900 An +2.2%
1994 804,000 An +2.2%
1995 821,000 An +2.1%
1996 756,280 An -7.9%
1997 700,000 An -7.4%
1998 640,000 An -8.6%
1999 590,000 An -7.8%
2000 583,950 An -1.0%
2001 633,200 An +8.4%
2002 654,540 An +3.4%
2003 843,180 An +28.8%
2004 800,000 An -5.1%
2005 695,229 An -13.1%
2006 712,400 An +2.5%
2007 729,890 An +2.5%
2008 747,800 An +2.5%
2009 762,740 An +2.0%
2010 780,220 An +2.3%
2011 823,000 An +5.5%
2012 840,000 An +2.1%
2013 839,000 An -0.1%
2014 840,000 An +0.1%
2015 858,300 An +2.2%
2016 854,700 An -0.4%
2017 851,000 An -0.4%
2018 841,270 An -1.1%
2019 856,150 An +1.8%
2020 896,016 An +4.7%
2021 943,200 An +5.3%
2022 949,012 An +0.6%
2023 957,575 An +0.9%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 957,575 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.73 million An, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 957,575 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.47 million An, 65% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep — Stocks in Madagascar 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.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +33.7% 549,000 An 734,000 An
1983 -26.0% 795,000 An 588,000 An

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 438,713 An 240,000 An 640,000 An 9
1970s 627,860 An 549,000 An 678,800 An 10
1980s 666,428 An 539,781 An 802,000 An 10
1990s 735,878 An 590,000 An 821,000 An 10
2000s 716,293 An 583,950 An 843,180 An 10
2010s 838,364 An 780,220 An 858,300 An 10
2020s 936,451 An 896,016 An 957,575 An 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 78 Bulgaria 1.07 million An compare
  2. 79 Sierra Leone 1.01 million An compare
  3. 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.00 million An compare
  4. 82 Hungary 907,100 An compare
  5. 83 Czechoslovakia 873,932 An compare
  6. 84 Georgia 863,800 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Madagascar?
Sheep — stocks in Madagascar was 957,575 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 957,575 An in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 240,000 An in 1961.
How does Madagascar rank for sheep — stocks?
Madagascar ranks 81st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 13,062 data points, 1961–2023
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