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World Sheep production: country ranking and trends

Name: World Sheep production: country ranking and trends
Creator: Terra Cultiva

World Sheep ranking with the latest FAOSTAT data, production, yields, harvested area and country detail pages.

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World total (sum of available countries)1.36B head2024

Countries177

#1China182.94M head

10-year change+17.3 %2014 → 2024

Stocks

What the data show

In 2024, the sum of available national Sheep production reaches 1.36B head. China ranks first with 182.94M head, about 13.4 % of the calculated world total. Over ten years, available world production changed by +17.3 %.

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About this series

Which country produces the most Sheep?

China ranks #1 for 2024 with 182.94M head.

How is the world total for Sheep calculated?

Terra Cultiva sums the available national observations for the same reference year.

Are these data real time?

No. Terra Cultiva is a historical observatory based on FAOSTAT releases; the latest available year is shown on each page.

World leaders

Rank	Country	Stocks	World share
#1	China	182.94M head	13.4 %
#2	India	114.62M head	8.4 %
#3	Australia	79.33M head	5.8 %
#4	Iran	53.82M head	4.0 %
#5	Nigeria	52.14M head	3.8 %
#6	Chad	45.17M head	3.3 %
#7	Turkey	44.08M head	3.2 %
#8	Ethiopia	41.05M head	3.0 %
#9	Sudan	40.71M head	3.0 %
#10	Pakistan	32.73M head	2.4 %
#11	Algeria	32.35M head	2.4 %
#12	United Kingdom	31.02M head	2.3 %
#13	Kenya	26.21M head	1.9 %
#14	Mongolia	24.49M head	1.8 %
#15	Mali	24.48M head	1.8 %
#16	New Zealand	23.58M head	1.7 %
#17	Saudi Arabia	22.43M head	1.6 %
#18	Brazil	21.86M head	1.6 %
#19	South Africa	21.24M head	1.6 %
#20	Uzbekistan	21.03M head	1.5 %