Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Canada
Canada: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.0211 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0211 An per person for sheep — stocks, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0414 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0162 An per person, in 1978.
Canada ranks 124th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0414 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0385 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0343 An per person | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0315 An per person | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0279 An per person | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0243 An per person | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0227 An per person | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0203 An per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0183 An per person | -9.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0248 An per person | +35.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0249 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0265 An per person | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0251 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0232 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0215 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0195 An per person | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0165 An per person | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0162 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0176 An per person | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0198 An per person | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0213 An per person | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0228 An per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0223 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0215 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0199 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0188 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0183 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0194 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0205 An per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0215 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0224 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0228 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0221 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.022 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0211 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0217 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.021 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.022 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0236 An per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0258 An per person | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0306 An per person | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0317 An per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0308 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0311 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0303 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0274 An per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0269 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0256 An per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0251 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0252 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0256 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0254 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0255 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0243 An per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0231 An per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0226 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0223 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0224 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.022 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0213 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0213 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0211 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0211 An per person | +0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0211 An per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0549 An per person, 39% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +35.0% | 0.0183 An per person | 0.0248 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0288 An per person | 0.0183 An per person | 0.0414 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0216 An per person | 0.0162 An per person | 0.0265 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0205 An per person | 0.0183 An per person | 0.0228 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.022 An per person | 0.021 An per person | 0.0236 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0285 An per person | 0.0251 An per person | 0.0317 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0238 An per person | 0.022 An per person | 0.0256 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0212 An per person | 0.0211 An per person | 0.0213 An per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Canada?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Canada was 0.0211 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0414 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0162 An per person in 1978.
- How does Canada rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Canada ranks 124th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — 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 — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.