Country rankings

Sheep Population by Country

China has the highest Sheep Population in 2024 (183M), followed by India (115M) and Australia (79.3M). Hong Kong has the lowest (23).

Agriculture180 countries · 1 metricUpdated Jul 11, 2024Original page
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Sheep PopulationBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Sheep Population, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 177 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
690.6K
Middle half 115.4K – 6.7M
Average
7.7M
177 countries
Highest
183M
China
Lowest
23
Hong Kong

Over time · 2017–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • China
  • India
  • Australia
  • Iran
  • Nigeria

Data

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177 countries · # = rank by Sheep Population
#
1China183M
2India115M
3Australia79.3M
4Iran53.8M
5Nigeria52.1M
6Chad45.2M
7Turkey44.1M
8Ethiopia41.1M
9Sudan40.7M
10Pakistan32.7M
11Algeria32.4M
12United Kingdom31M
13Kenya26.2M
14Mongolia24.5M
15Mali24.5M
16New Zealand23.6M
17Saudi Arabia22.4M
18Brazil21.9M
19South Africa21.2M
20Uzbekistan21M
21Morocco19.9M
22Russia19.1M
23Kazakhstan18.5M
24Syria17.9M
25Niger15.7M
26Indonesia15.1M
27South Sudan14.4M
28Turkmenistan14.3M
29Spain13.5M
30Afghanistan12.5M
31Argentina12.4M
32Burkina Faso11.5M
33Peru11.3M
34Mauritania11.2M
35Yemen10.8M
36Romania10.4M
37Tanzania9.5M
38Mexico8.9M
39Senegal8.7M
40Somalia8M
41Greece7.8M
42Libya7.5M
43Bolivia7.5M
44Azerbaijan7M
45Iraq6.7M
46France6.6M
47Ghana6.2M
48Tunisia6.1M
49Uruguay5.7M
50Kyrgyzstan5.6M
51Italy5.4M
52United States5M
53Uganda4.4M
54Tajikistan4.3M
55Guinea4M
56Bangladesh3.9M
57Ireland3.6M
58Cameroon3.6M
59Jordan3.1M
60Benin2.6M
61Ivory Coast2.6M
62Eritrea2.5M
63Portugal2.1M
64Norway2.1M
65United Arab Emirates2M
66Togo2M
67Egypt2M
68Namibia1.9M
69Lesotho1.9M
70Serbia1.8M
71Chile1.8M
72Colombia1.7M
73Germany1.5M
74Cuba1.4M
75Albania1.2M
76Angola1.1M
77Bosnia and Herzegovina1.1M
78Bulgaria1M
79Sierra Leone934.8K
80Madagascar925.9K
81DR Congo920.5K
82Hungary846.8K
83Canada822K
84Qatar804.7K
85Zimbabwe746.3K
86Kuwait737.5K
87Georgia712.4K
88Burundi708.1K
89Armenia690.6K
90Oman681.7K
91Nepal633.2K
92Venezuela629.8K
93Guatemala611.3K
94Netherlands607K
95Croatia553K
96Myanmar540K
97North Macedonia517.1K
98Ukraine488K
99Guinea-Bissau472K
100Djibouti470.5K
101Central African Republic452.1K
102Ecuador448.4K
103Malawi436.7K
104Lebanon430.9K
105Moldova423.6K
106Israel400K
107Austria390.9K
108Switzerland374.2K
109Paraguay371.7K
110Cyprus364.8K
111Iceland345.4K
112Zambia330.2K
113Sweden315.8K
114Haiti311.1K
115Rwanda288.9K
116Liberia281.7K
117Slovakia276.5K
118Poland269.5K
119Dominican Republic262K
120Mozambique229.8K
121Gabon221.2K
122Gambia190.9K
123Czechia180.4K
124North Korea164.8K
125Botswana148.7K
126Denmark148K
127Montenegro144.9K
128Malaysia139.4K
129Guyana132.2K
130Republic of the Congo126K
131Lithuania124.4K
132Slovenia116.8K
133Finland115.4K
134Faroe Islands79.9K
135Belarus74K
136Latvia69.6K
137Bahrain63K
138Estonia46.1K
139Equatorial Guinea41.7K
140Thailand41.7K
141Fiji39.5K
142Timor-Leste39K
143Philippines30K
144Comoros26.2K
145Cape Verde19.7K
146Eswatini18.5K
147Sri Lanka17.8K
148Honduras17K
149Belize16.8K
150Trinidad and Tobago15.5K
151Japan15.2K
152Malta14.6K
153Puerto Rico12.8K
154Barbados12.7K
155Saint Kitts and Nevis11K
156Grenada9,639
157Luxembourg9,635
158Bhutan9,176
159Saint Lucia9,146
160Dominica8,516
161Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8,496
162Papua New Guinea7,309
163Suriname6,626
164Bahamas6,590
165El Salvador5,577
166Mauritius5,050
167Antigua and Barbuda4,473
168Brunei4,356
169Sao Tome and Principe3,386
170Costa Rica2,896
171New Caledonia1,753
172South Korea1,391
173Jamaica1,311
174Vanuatu1,260
175French Polynesia441
176Taiwan155
177Hong Kong23

What correlates with Sheep Population (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,429 other country metrics sharing at least 107 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Sheep Population tend to score higher on these

  1. Number of Active OfficersPolice Spending by Country
    r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 110
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  2. Total Annual Food WasteFood Waste by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 175
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  3. Depression CasesDepression Rates by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 171
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  4. Total Mutton and Goat Meat ConsumptionLamb Consumption by Country
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 155
    Plot
  5. Adult PopulationWealth per Adult by Country
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 150
    Plot
  6. Citrus Area HarvestedFruit Production by Country
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 125
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Sheep Population tend to score lower on these

  1. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 175
    Plot
  2. GGGI Health ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
    r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 140
    Plot
  3. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.29 · weak · n = 137
    Plot
  4. % ChristiansMost Christian Countries
    r = −0.29 · weak · n = 174
    Plot
  5. Press Freedom Index Score (RSF)Freedom Index by Country
    r = −0.28 · weak · n = 162
    Plot
  6. GGGI Economics ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
    r = −0.27 · weak · n = 140
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Sheep Population?
China has the highest Sheep Population in 2024, at 183M, followed by India (115M) and Australia (79.3M).
Which country has the lowest Sheep Population?
Hong Kong has the lowest Sheep Population in 2024, at 23.
What is the median Sheep Population across countries?
The median is 690.6K across the 177 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this sheep population by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Crops and livestock products - FAOSTAT; Sheep - United Nations Statistics Division.