Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.0321 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in Sweden is 0.0321 An per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0659 An per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0224 An per person, in 1962.
That places Sweden 110th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0228 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0224 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0247 An per person | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0292 An per person | +18.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0291 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0311 An per person | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0339 An per person | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0413 An per person | +21.8% |
| 1969 | 0.043 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0416 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0408 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0409 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0427 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0456 An per person | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0449 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0474 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0472 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0468 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0461 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0471 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0485 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0517 An per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0524 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0526 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.051 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0486 An per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0473 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0468 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0472 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0474 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0486 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0516 An per person | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.054 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0551 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0523 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.053 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.05 An per person | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0476 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0494 An per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0487 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0508 An per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0478 An per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.05 An per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0518 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0522 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0557 An per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0556 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0569 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0581 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0602 An per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0659 An per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0641 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0601 An per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0607 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0607 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0583 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0603 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0577 An per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0361 An per person | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0355 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0335 An per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0325 An per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0321 An per person | -1.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0321 An per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0549 An per person, 59% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0321 An per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.188 An per person, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -37.4% | 0.0577 An per person | 0.0361 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0308 An per person | 0.0224 An per person | 0.043 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0444 An per person | 0.0408 An per person | 0.0474 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0493 An per person | 0.0468 An per person | 0.0526 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0509 An per person | 0.0474 An per person | 0.0551 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0528 An per person | 0.0478 An per person | 0.0581 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0584 An per person | 0.0361 An per person | 0.0659 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0334 An per person | 0.0321 An per person | 0.0355 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Sweden?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Sweden was 0.0321 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0659 An per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0224 An per person in 1962.
- How does Sweden rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 110th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.