Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.0068 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in Mozambique is 0.0068 An per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.0% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0178 An per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.005 An per person, in 2022.
That places Mozambique 145th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0135 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0135 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0135 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0135 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0135 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0134 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0129 An per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0138 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0128 An per person | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0144 An per person | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0178 An per person | +23.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0164 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0145 An per person | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0146 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0123 An per person | -15.5% |
| 1976 | 0.009 An per person | -27.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0093 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0094 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0095 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0093 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0093 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0093 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0093 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.01 An per person | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0101 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0117 An per person | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0119 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0119 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0119 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0112 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0113 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0112 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0102 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0097 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0094 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0092 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.009 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0096 An per person | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0102 An per person | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.007 An per person | -32.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 An per person | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0097 An per person | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.007 An per person | -27.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0094 An per person | +34.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0116 An per person | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 An per person | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0096 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 An per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0096 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0085 An per person | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 An per person | -39.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 An per person | +42.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0083 An per person | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 An per person | -36.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.005 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 An per person | +36.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0068 An per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2437 An per person, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0068 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1259 An per person, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +42.0% | 0.0052 An per person | 0.0073 An per person |
| 2015 | -39.0% | 0.0085 An per person | 0.0052 An per person |
| 2023 | +36.0% | 0.005 An per person | 0.0068 An per person |
| 2020 | -36.0% | 0.0079 An per person | 0.0051 An per person |
| 2007 | +34.4% | 0.007 An per person | 0.0094 An per person |
| 2003 | -32.0% | 0.0102 An per person | 0.007 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0134 An per person | 0.0128 An per person | 0.0138 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0127 An per person | 0.009 An per person | 0.0178 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0102 An per person | 0.0093 An per person | 0.0119 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0103 An per person | 0.009 An per person | 0.0119 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0092 An per person | 0.007 An per person | 0.0116 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 An per person | 0.0052 An per person | 0.0099 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 An per person | 0.005 An per person | 0.0068 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % 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 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Mozambique?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0068 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0178 An per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 An per person in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 145th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.