Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Madagascar

Madagascar: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.0307 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0307 An per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
114th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.0998 An per person
in 1970
All-time low
0.0303 An per person
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2023

0.040.060.080.1196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — stocks, per capita in Madagascar stood at 0.0307 An per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0998 An per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0303 An per person, in 2019.

That places Madagascar 114th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Madagascar, 1961 to 2023.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.0457 An per person —
1962 0.0557 An per person +21.8%
1963 0.067 An per person +20.2%
1964 0.0688 An per person +2.7%
1965 0.0708 An per person +3.0%
1966 0.082 An per person +15.7%
1967 0.0818 An per person -0.2%
1968 0.0959 An per person +17.3%
1969 0.0987 An per person +2.9%
1970 0.0998 An per person +1.2%
1971 0.098 An per person -1.8%
1972 0.096 An per person -2.1%
1973 0.0912 An per person -5.0%
1974 0.086 An per person -5.6%
1975 0.0832 An per person -3.3%
1976 0.0761 An per person -8.5%
1977 0.069 An per person -9.4%
1978 0.0688 An per person -0.3%
1979 0.0628 An per person -8.6%
1980 0.0815 An per person +29.7%
1981 0.0864 An per person +6.0%
1982 0.0832 An per person -3.8%
1983 0.0597 An per person -28.2%
1984 0.0543 An per person -9.2%
1985 0.0563 An per person +3.7%
1986 0.0503 An per person -10.7%
1987 0.0601 An per person +19.6%
1988 0.0601 An per person -0.1%
1989 0.0616 An per person +2.5%
1990 0.0611 An per person -0.8%
1991 0.0607 An per person -0.8%
1992 0.0602 An per person -0.9%
1993 0.0596 An per person -0.9%
1994 0.0591 An per person -1.0%
1995 0.0584 An per person -1.1%
1996 0.0521 An per person -10.8%
1997 0.0467 An per person -10.4%
1998 0.0413 An per person -11.5%
1999 0.0369 An per person -10.8%
2000 0.0354 An per person -4.1%
2001 0.0372 An per person +5.1%
2002 0.0373 An per person +0.3%
2003 0.0467 An per person +25.1%
2004 0.043 An per person -7.8%
2005 0.0363 An per person -15.6%
2006 0.0361 An per person -0.5%
2007 0.0359 An per person -0.5%
2008 0.0357 An per person -0.5%
2009 0.0354 An per person -1.0%
2010 0.0352 An per person -0.6%
2011 0.0361 An per person +2.5%
2012 0.0358 An per person -0.7%
2013 0.0348 An per person -2.8%
2014 0.0339 An per person -2.5%
2015 0.0338 An per person -0.5%
2016 0.0327 An per person -3.0%
2017 0.0318 An per person -3.0%
2018 0.0306 An per person -3.7%
2019 0.0303 An per person -0.8%
2020 0.0309 An per person +2.0%
2021 0.0318 An per person +2.7%
2022 0.0312 An per person -1.9%
2023 0.0307 An per person -1.6%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 0.0307 An per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2437 An per person, 13% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 0.0307 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1259 An per person, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita 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 +29.7% 0.0628 An per person 0.0815 An per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.074 An per person 0.0457 An per person 0.0987 An per person 9
1970s 0.0831 An per person 0.0628 An per person 0.0998 An per person 10
1980s 0.0653 An per person 0.0503 An per person 0.0864 An per person 10
1990s 0.0536 An per person 0.0369 An per person 0.0611 An per person 10
2000s 0.0379 An per person 0.0354 An per person 0.0467 An per person 10
2010s 0.0335 An per person 0.0303 An per person 0.0361 An per person 10
2020s 0.0311 An per person 0.0307 An per person 0.0318 An per person 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 111 Angola 0.0318 An per person compare
  2. 112 Zimbabwe 0.0314 An per person compare
  3. 113 Ecuador 0.0313 An per person compare
  4. 115 Comoros 0.0303 An per person compare
  5. 116 Haiti 0.0258 An per person compare
  6. 117 Denmark 0.0257 An per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Madagascar?
Sheep — stocks, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0307 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 0.0998 An per person in 1970.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0303 An per person in 2019.
How does Madagascar rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 114th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar 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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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

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Indicator
Sheep — Stocks, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
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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.