Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.7043 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in Ireland is 0.7043 An per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Ireland peaked at 1.99 An per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6787 An per person, in 1981.
Ireland ranks 19th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.19 An per person | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 1.17 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.18 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.2 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 1.2 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.05 An per person | -12.1% |
| 1968 | 1.03 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9723 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9428 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9478 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9424 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9185 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9066 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.85 An per person | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8194 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7866 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7588 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7167 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6914 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6787 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7027 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.743 An per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7964 An per person | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.871 An per person | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9334 An per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 1.04 An per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 1.22 An per person | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 1.42 An per person | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 1.63 An per person | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 1.66 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.68 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.71 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.66 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.59 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.52 An per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.45 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 1.5 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.48 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.99 An per person | +34.1% |
| 2001 | 1.9 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.83 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.71 An per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.67 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.54 An per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4 An per person | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 1.26 An per person | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 1.13 An per person | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 An per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 1.04 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.05 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.12 An per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.08 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.09 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.09 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.08 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7755 An per person | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7655 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7693 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.781 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7708 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7043 An per person | -8.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.7043 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0549 An per person, 12.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.7043 An per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.188 An per person, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +34.1% | 1.48 An per person | 1.99 An per person |
| 2018 | -28.0% | 1.08 An per person | 0.7755 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 An per person | 0.9723 An per person | 1.2 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.859 An per person | 0.7167 An per person | 0.9478 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9095 An per person | 0.6787 An per person | 1.42 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 An per person | 1.45 An per person | 1.71 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 An per person | 1.05 An per person | 1.99 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 An per person | 0.7655 An per person | 1.12 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7563 An per person | 0.7043 An per person | 0.781 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Ireland?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Ireland was 0.7043 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 An per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6787 An per person in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 19th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.