Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.2096 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in Portugal is 0.2096 An per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.6518 An per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1955 An per person, in 2014.
That places Portugal 58th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5632 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5614 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5569 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5631 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6232 An per person | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6393 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6518 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6025 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5508 An per person | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5094 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4594 An per person | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4543 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4813 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.465 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4289 An per person | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4062 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4072 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5126 An per person | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4389 An per person | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4669 An per person | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4588 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4823 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.482 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3301 An per person | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3192 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.299 An per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2991 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3029 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3185 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3353 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3372 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3397 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3371 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3348 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3466 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.346 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3448 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3378 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3513 An per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3483 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2743 An per person | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2699 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2653 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2736 An per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2764 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2698 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2564 An per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2423 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2241 An per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2105 An per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2055 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.199 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1983 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1955 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1972 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2003 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.216 An per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2147 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2158 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2237 An per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2213 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2175 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2096 An per person | -3.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.2096 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0549 An per person, 3.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.2096 An per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.188 An per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -31.5% | 0.482 An per person | 0.3301 An per person |
| 1978 | +25.9% | 0.4072 An per person | 0.5126 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5902 An per person | 0.5508 An per person | 0.6518 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4563 An per person | 0.4062 An per person | 0.5126 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3759 An per person | 0.299 An per person | 0.4823 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3411 An per person | 0.3348 An per person | 0.3513 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.27 An per person | 0.2241 An per person | 0.3483 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2053 An per person | 0.1955 An per person | 0.216 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.218 An per person | 0.2096 An per person | 0.2237 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Portugal?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Portugal was 0.2096 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6518 An per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1955 An per person in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 58th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.