Sheep

Sheep, 2024: from 23 head (Hong Kong) to 183 M head (People's Republic of China), median 686,100 head.

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Ranking

RankCountryValue (head)Year
1People's Republic of China183 M2024
2India115 M2024
3Australia79.3 M2024
4Iran53.8 M2024
5Nigeria52.1 M2024
6Chad45.2 M2024
7Turkey44.1 M2024
8Ethiopia41.0 M2024
9Sudan40.7 M2024
10Pakistan32.7 M2024
11Algeria32.4 M2024
12United Kingdom31.0 M2024
13Kenya26.2 M2024
14Mongolia24.5 M2024
15Mali24.5 M2024
16New Zealand23.6 M2024
17Saudi Arabia22.4 M2024
18Brazil21.9 M2024
19South Africa21.2 M2024
20Uzbekistan21.0 M2024
21Morocco19.9 M2024
22Russia19.1 M2024
23Kazakhstan18.6 M2024
24Syria17.9 M2024
25Niger15.7 M2024
26Indonesia15.1 M2024
27South Sudan14.3 M2024
28Turkmenistan14.3 M2024
29Spain13.5 M2024
30Afghanistan12.4 M2024
31Argentina12.4 M2024
32Burkina Faso11.5 M2024
33Peru11.3 M2024
34Mauritania11.2 M2024
35Yemen10.8 M2024
36Romania10.4 M2024
37Tanzania9.51 M2024
38Mexico8.87 M2024
39Senegal8.73 M2024
40Somalia7.99 M2024
41Greece7.77 M2024
42Libya7.49 M2024
43Bolivia7.47 M2024
44Azerbaijan7.04 M2024
45Iraq6.67 M2024
46France6.61 M2024
47Ghana6.18 M2024
48Tunisia6.09 M2024
49Uruguay5.65 M2024
50Kyrgyzstan5.62 M2024
51Italy5.39 M2024
52United States of America5.03 M2024
53Uganda4.37 M2024
54Tajikistan4.28 M2024
55Guinea4.00 M2024
56Bangladesh3.90 M2024
57Ireland3.59 M2024
58Cameroon3.55 M2024
59Jordan3.08 M2024
60Benin2.65 M2024
61Ivory Coast2.64 M2024
62Eritrea2.51 M2024
63Portugal2.14 M2024
64Norway2.13 M2024
65United Arab Emirates2.04 M2024
66Togo2.03 M2024
67Egypt1.95 M2024
68Namibia1.92 M2024
69Lesotho1.91 M2024
70Serbia1.76 M2024
71Chile1.75 M2024
72Colombia1.69 M2024
73Germany1.51 M2024
74Cuba1.36 M2024
75Albania1.18 M2024
76Angola1.14 M2024
77Bosnia and Herzegovina1.10 M2024
78Bulgaria1.02 M2024
79Sierra Leone934,8002024
80Madagascar925,9002024
81Democratic Republic of the Congo920,5002024
82Hungary846,8002024
83Canada822,0002024
84Qatar804,7002024
85Palestine782,1002022
86Zimbabwe746,3002024
87Kuwait737,5002024
88Georgia712,4002024
89Burundi708,1002024
90Armenia690,6002024
91Oman681,6002024
92Nepal633,2002024
93Venezuela629,8002024
94Guatemala611,3002024
95Netherlands607,0002024
96Croatia553,0002024
97Myanmar540,0002024
98North Macedonia517,1002024
99Ukraine488,0002024
100Guinea-Bissau472,0002024
101Djibouti470,5002024
102Central African Republic452,1002024
103Ecuador448,4002024
104Malawi436,7002024
105Lebanon430,9002024
106Moldova423,6002024
107Israel400,0002024
108Austria390,9002024
109Switzerland374,2002024
110Paraguay371,7002024
111Cyprus364,8002024
112Iceland345,4002024
113Zambia330,2002024
114Sweden315,8002024
115Haiti311,1002024
116Rwanda288,9002024
117Liberia281,7002024
118Slovakia276,5002024
119Poland269,5002024
120Dominican Republic262,0002024
121Mozambique229,8002024
122Gabon221,2002024
123The Gambia190,9002024
124Czech Republic180,4002024
125North Korea164,8002024
126Botswana148,7002024
127Denmark148,0002024
128Montenegro144,9002024
129Malaysia139,4002024
130Guyana132,2002024
131Republic of the Congo126,0002024
132Lithuania124,4002024
133Slovenia116,8002024
134Finland115,4002024
135Belgium110,1002022
136Faroe Islands79,9402024
137Belarus74,0002024
138Latvia69,6402024
139Bahrain63,0002024
140Estonia46,1002024
141Equatorial Guinea41,6902024
142Thailand41,6602024
143Fiji39,5502024
144East Timor39,0002024
145Philippines30,0002024
146Comoros26,2502024
147Cape Verde19,7002024
148Eswatini18,5202024
149Sri Lanka17,8202024
150Honduras16,9702024
151Belize16,8002024
152Trinidad and Tobago15,4702024
153Japan15,1502024
154Malta14,5602024
155Puerto Rico12,7902024
156Barbados12,7202024
157Saint Kitts and Nevis10,9902024
158Grenada9,6392024
159Luxembourg9,6352024
160Bhutan9,1762024
161Saint Lucia9,1462024
162Dominica8,5162024
163Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8,4962024
164Papua New Guinea7,3092024
165Nicaragua6,9312023
166Suriname6,6262024
167The Bahamas6,5902024
168El Salvador5,5772024
169Mauritius5,0502024
170Antigua and Barbuda4,4732024
171Brunei4,3562024
172São Tomé and Príncipe3,3862024
173Costa Rica2,8962024
174New Caledonia1,7532024
175South Korea1,3912024
176Jamaica1,3112024
177Vanuatu1,2602024
178French Polynesia4412024
179Taiwan1552024
180Hong Kong232024

Source

Sheep — FAO, FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL), Sheep · CC BY 4.0 · Nov 2026 · www.fao.org · source updated Dec 31, 2025

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