South Africa - Number of Sheep

Since 2014, South Africa Number of Sheep was down by 1.6% year on year. At 2,229,070.8 Heads in 2019, the country was number 15 among other countries in Number of Sheep. South Africa is overtaken by Russia, which was ranked number 14 at 2,257,060.2 Heads and is followed by Morocco with 2,011,692.96 Heads. China ranked the highest with 16,622,804.88 Heads in 2019, a growth of 1.3% compared to 2018. Australia, India and Nigeria respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Fiji recorded the best 5 years average growth at +13% per year, while Ecuador was the worst growing country at -12.9% per year.

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Date Units (Heads)
2019 2,229,070.80
2018 2,250,007.20
2017 2,268,893.00
2016 2,328,724.70
2015 2,393,798.40
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How does South Africa rank in Number of Sheep?

# 187 Countries Units (Heads) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
16,622,805 2019 +1.3 % +1.7 % View data
2 #2
Australia
6,842,903 2019 -2.3 % -1.2 % View data
14 #14
Russia
2,257,060 2019 +1.0 % +0.3 % View data
15 #15
South Africa
2,229,071 2019 -0.9 % -1.6 % View data
16 #16
Morocco
2,011,693 2019 +1.2 % +0.9 % View data
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