Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Italy
Italy: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.1101 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.1101 An per person for sheep — stocks, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.2041 An per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1101 An per person, in 2023.
Italy ranks 75th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1629 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1585 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1533 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1502 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1509 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1523 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1552 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1556 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1533 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1512 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.147 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1443 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1419 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1417 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1442 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1463 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1509 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1548 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1593 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1614 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1642 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1601 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1885 An per person | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1899 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1961 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1995 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2023 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2023 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2041 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1913 An per person | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1911 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1837 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.182 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.184 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1879 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1876 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1924 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1914 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1914 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1935 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1195 An per person | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1456 An per person | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1418 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1375 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1394 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1362 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.14 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1391 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1373 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1339 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1316 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1166 An per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1191 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1188 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1187 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1212 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1203 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1199 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1172 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1183 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1138 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1113 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1101 An per person | -1.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.1101 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0549 An per person, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.1101 An per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.188 An per person, 59% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Italy 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 | -38.2% | 0.1935 An per person | 0.1195 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1547 An per person | 0.1502 An per person | 0.1629 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1482 An per person | 0.1417 An per person | 0.1593 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1868 An per person | 0.1601 An per person | 0.2041 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1883 An per person | 0.182 An per person | 0.1924 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.143 An per person | 0.1195 An per person | 0.1935 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1217 An per person | 0.1166 An per person | 0.1339 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1134 An per person | 0.1101 An per person | 0.1183 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Italy?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Italy was 0.1101 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2041 An per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1101 An per person in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Italy ranks 75th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.