Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.5629 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.5629 An per person for sheep — stocks, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Somalia peaked at 2.46 An per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5629 An per person, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 24th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.1 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.15 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 2.19 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 2.22 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 2.23 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 2.29 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 2.32 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 2.37 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 2.39 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 2.46 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 2.35 An per person | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 2.36 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.3 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 2.1 An per person | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 2.22 An per person | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 2.04 An per person | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 2.19 An per person | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 2.22 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.89 An per person | -14.9% |
| 1980 | 1.74 An per person | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 1.81 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.76 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.81 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.84 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.76 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.76 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.83 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 1.98 An per person | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 2.02 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.84 An per person | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 1.61 An per person | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 1.54 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 1.72 An per person | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 1.85 An per person | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 1.85 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.79 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.73 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.66 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.59 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.56 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.53 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.45 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.41 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.38 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.19 An per person | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 1.04 An per person | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 1.01 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9832 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9786 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.992 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9871 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9557 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9239 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.872 An per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8078 An per person | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7374 An per person | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7044 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6862 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6685 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6338 An per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5923 An per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5629 An per person | -5.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.5629 An per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2437 An per person, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.5629 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1259 An per person, 4.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.25 An per person | 2.1 An per person | 2.39 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.21 An per person | 1.89 An per person | 2.46 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 An per person | 1.74 An per person | 2.02 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 An per person | 1.54 An per person | 1.85 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 An per person | 0.9832 An per person | 1.56 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8645 An per person | 0.6862 An per person | 0.992 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6144 An per person | 0.5629 An per person | 0.6685 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 21 Azerbaijan 0.654 An per person compare
- 22 Lesotho 0.6349 An per person compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 0.5759 An per person compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 0.5622 An per person compare
- 26 Morocco 0.5478 An per person compare
- 27 Niger 0.5405 An per person compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Somalia?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Somalia was 0.5629 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 An per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5629 An per person in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 24th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.