Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.4194 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in Kenya is 0.4194 An per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.5383 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.218 An per person, in 1975.
That places Kenya 33rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5383 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4629 An per person | -14.0% |
| 1963 | 0.452 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4501 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4337 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4219 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4099 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3993 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3708 An per person | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.343 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3266 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3072 An per person | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.277 An per person | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2448 An per person | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.218 An per person | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2192 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2426 An per person | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2665 An per person | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2781 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3121 An per person | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3614 An per person | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3661 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3692 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3467 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3645 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2981 An per person | -18.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2638 An per person | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3575 An per person | +35.5% |
| 1989 | 0.429 An per person | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3953 An per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3884 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3609 An per person | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3384 An per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3145 An per person | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3086 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2801 An per person | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.271 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2438 An per person | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2866 An per person | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2591 An per person | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2406 An per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2847 An per person | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2424 An per person | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2967 An per person | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2803 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2216 An per person | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4288 An per person | +93.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4371 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4239 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4222 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4168 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3672 An per person | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.369 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3751 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3567 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3943 An per person | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3813 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3881 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5331 An per person | +37.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4854 An per person | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.466 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3932 An per person | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4194 An per person | +6.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.4194 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1259 An per person, 3.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.4194 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1259 An per person, 3.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +93.5% | 0.2216 An per person | 0.4288 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4377 An per person | 0.3708 An per person | 0.5383 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2723 An per person | 0.218 An per person | 0.343 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3469 An per person | 0.2638 An per person | 0.429 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3188 An per person | 0.2438 An per person | 0.3953 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3115 An per person | 0.2216 An per person | 0.4371 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4004 An per person | 0.3567 An per person | 0.5331 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.441 An per person | 0.3932 An per person | 0.4854 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Kenya?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Kenya was 0.4194 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5383 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.218 An per person in 1975.
- How does Kenya rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.