Sheep number of animals over time (1961–2024)

Follow sheep number of animals for the world’s countries, year by year, from 1961 to 2024.

The country ranked first changed over time: Australia in 1961–1995, China in 1996, Australia in 1997, China in 1998–2024. This is the first place among today’s countries: regions that later split, such as the former Soviet Union, have no values from before the split.
Japan’s sheep number of animals went from 677K animals in 1961 to 15.2K animals in 2024 (down 662K animals).
Japan ranked #62 of 141 countries in 1961 and #150 of 171 in 2024. The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

Japan and the leading countries

Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024
Country	1961	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020	2024
China	61.6M animals	79.7M animals	103M animals	111M animals	131M animals	145M animals	173M animals	183M animals
India	40.2M animals	40.7M animals	45M animals	48.7M animals	59.4M animals	67.7M animals	85.9M animals	115M animals
Australia	153M animals	180M animals	136M animals	170M animals	119M animals	68.1M animals	63.5M animals	79.3M animals
Iran	31.8M animals	29.5M animals	34.5M animals	44.6M animals	53.9M animals	47.6M animals	46.6M animals	53.8M animals
Nigeria	1.02M animals	3.22M animals	8.05M animals	12.5M animals	26M animals	35.5M animals	47.9M animals	52.1M animals
Japan	677K animals	21.4K animals	12K animals	30.7K animals	10K animals	12K animals	13.4K animals	15.2K animals
Countries with data	141	141	141	142	168	170	171	171

Ranking and map for any year

Choose a year to see that year’s top countries and the world map. Colors split that year’s ranking into seven steps.

2024


Rank	Country	Sheep number of animals

Biggest changes, 1961–2024

Compared among the countries that have data in both 1961 and 2024, ranked by how much the amount grew or shrank (the difference in quantity, not a percentage).

Biggest increases
Country	1961	2024	Change	Rank
China	61.6M animals	183M animals	up 121M animals	#2 → #1
India	40.2M animals	115M animals	up 74.4M animals	#5 → #2
Nigeria	1.02M animals	52.1M animals	up 51.1M animals	#56 → #5
Chad	2M animals	45.2M animals	up 43.2M animals	#44 → #6
Algeria	5M animals	32.4M animals	up 27.4M animals	#31 → #11

Biggest decreases
Country	1961	2024	Change	Rank
Australia	153M animals	79.3M animals	down 73.3M animals	#1 → #3
Argentina	50.2M animals	12.4M animals	down 37.7M animals	#3 → #31
United States	32.7M animals	5.03M animals	down 27.7M animals	#8 → #52
New Zealand	48.5M animals	23.6M animals	down 24.9M animals	#4 → #16
South Africa	37.9M animals	21.2M animals	down 16.7M animals	#6 → #19

The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

All countries in key years

Open the table (countries with data)

Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024
Country	1961	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020	2024
China	61.6M animals	79.7M animals	103M animals	111M animals	131M animals	145M animals	173M animals	183M animals
India	40.2M animals	40.7M animals	45M animals	48.7M animals	59.4M animals	67.7M animals	85.9M animals	115M animals
Australia	153M animals	180M animals	136M animals	170M animals	119M animals	68.1M animals	63.5M animals	79.3M animals
Iran	31.8M animals	29.5M animals	34.5M animals	44.6M animals	53.9M animals	47.6M animals	46.6M animals	53.8M animals
Nigeria	1.02M animals	3.22M animals	8.05M animals	12.5M animals	26M animals	35.5M animals	47.9M animals	52.1M animals
Chad	2M animals	2.3M animals	1.83M animals	3.93M animals	8.42M animals	18.1M animals	38.7M animals	45.2M animals
Türkiye	34.5M animals	36.4M animals	46M animals	43.6M animals	28.5M animals	23.1M animals	42.1M animals	44.1M animals
Ethiopia	–	–	–	–	11M animals	25.5M animals	42.9M animals	41.1M animals
Sudan	–	–	–	–	–	–	40.9M animals	40.7M animals
Pakistan	10.2M animals	13.1M animals	21.4M animals	25.7M animals	24.1M animals	27.8M animals	31.2M animals	32.7M animals
Algeria	5M animals	7.79M animals	13.4M animals	17.7M animals	17.6M animals	22.9M animals	30.9M animals	32.4M animals
United Kingdom	29.1M animals	26.2M animals	21.6M animals	43.8M animals	42.3M animals	31.1M animals	32.7M animals	31M animals
Kenya	4.3M animals	3.9M animals	5M animals	9.05M animals	7.94M animals	17.6M animals	25.3M animals	26.2M animals
Mongolia	12.1M animals	12.6M animals	14.4M animals	14.3M animals	15.2M animals	14.5M animals	30M animals	24.5M animals
Mali	4M animals	5.75M animals	6.25M animals	6.09M animals	6.8M animals	11.3M animals	20.1M animals	24.5M animals
New Zealand	48.5M animals	60.3M animals	68.8M animals	57.9M animals	42.3M animals	32.6M animals	26M animals	23.6M animals
Saudi Arabia	1.77M animals	2.35M animals	4.25M animals	6.38M animals	7.93M animals	8.74M animals	17.5M animals	22.4M animals
Brazil	14M animals	17.8M animals	18.4M animals	20M animals	14.8M animals	17.4M animals	20.6M animals	21.9M animals
South Africa	37.9M animals	34.3M animals	31.6M animals	32.7M animals	28.6M animals	24.5M animals	21.6M animals	21.2M animals
Uzbekistan	–	–	–	–	7.76M animals	12.1M animals	18.8M animals	21M animals
Morocco	13M animals	17M animals	16.5M animals	13.5M animals	17.3M animals	18M animals	22.1M animals	19.9M animals
Russia	–	–	–	–	12.6M animals	19.8M animals	20.7M animals	19.1M animals
Kazakhstan	–	–	–	–	8.73M animals	14.7M animals	16.7M animals	18.5M animals
Syria	2.9M animals	6.05M animals	9.3M animals	14.5M animals	13.5M animals	15.5M animals	16.1M animals	17.9M animals
Niger	1.96M animals	4.87M animals	5.41M animals	5.49M animals	7.74M animals	9.68M animals	13.7M animals	15.7M animals
Indonesia	3.6M animals	3.36M animals	4.12M animals	6.01M animals	7.43M animals	10.7M animals	17.5M animals	15.1M animals
South Sudan	–	–	–	–	–	–	15M animals	14.4M animals
Turkmenistan	–	–	–	–	7.5M animals	13.6M animals	14.1M animals	14.3M animals
Spain	22.6M animals	18.7M animals	14.5M animals	22.7M animals	24M animals	18.6M animals	15.4M animals	13.5M animals
Afghanistan	18M animals	21.5M animals	18.7M animals	14.2M animals	15M animals	13.3M animals	12.8M animals	12.5M animals
Argentina	50.2M animals	43M animals	31M animals	28.6M animals	13.6M animals	15M animals	14.6M animals	12.4M animals
Burkina Faso	1M animals	1.65M animals	3.2M animals	4.9M animals	6.78M animals	8.24M animals	9.59M animals	11.5M animals
Peru	15.9M animals	16.8M animals	13.6M animals	12.3M animals	14.7M animals	14.2M animals	11.1M animals	11.3M animals
Mauritania	3.6M animals	4.5M animals	5.2M animals	5.1M animals	8.03M animals	8.7M animals	11M animals	11.2M animals
Yemen	2.42M animals	2.17M animals	2.95M animals	4.81M animals	6.19M animals	9.21M animals	9.87M animals	10.8M animals
Romania	11.5M animals	13.8M animals	15.8M animals	15.4M animals	8.12M animals	9.14M animals	10.3M animals	10.4M animals
Tanzania	2.99M animals	2.82M animals	3.77M animals	3.56M animals	3.5M animals	3.59M animals	8.13M animals	9.51M animals
Mexico	5.85M animals	6.11M animals	6.48M animals	5.85M animals	6.05M animals	8.11M animals	8.73M animals	8.87M animals
Senegal	1.1M animals	1.5M animals	1.95M animals	3.35M animals	4.54M animals	5.57M animals	7.7M animals	8.73M animals
Somalia	6.2M animals	9.2M animals	10.3M animals	13M animals	13.8M animals	12M animals	11.1M animals	7.99M animals
Greece	9.35M animals	7.68M animals	8.04M animals	8.72M animals	8.95M animals	8.93M animals	7.72M animals	7.77M animals
Libya	1.3M animals	2.16M animals	5.5M animals	5.2M animals	4.12M animals	7M animals	7.45M animals	7.49M animals
Bolivia	5.97M animals	6.79M animals	9.06M animals	6.11M animals	7.35M animals	8.7M animals	7.61M animals	7.47M animals
Azerbaijan	–	–	–	–	5.28M animals	7.87M animals	7.48M animals	7.04M animals
Iraq	9.45M animals	13.1M animals	11M animals	9.6M animals	6.9M animals	7.95M animals	6.72M animals	6.67M animals
France	9.06M animals	10M animals	11.9M animals	11.2M animals	9.58M animals	7.96M animals	7M animals	6.61M animals
Ghana	800K animals	1.33M animals	1.94M animals	2.22M animals	2.74M animals	3.76M animals	5.54M animals	6.18M animals
Tunisia	5.12M animals	4.75M animals	4.97M animals	5.97M animals	6.93M animals	7.23M animals	6.51M animals	6.09M animals
Uruguay	21.7M animals	19.9M animals	20M animals	25.2M animals	13.2M animals	7.71M animals	6.34M animals	5.65M animals
Kyrgyzstan	–	–	–	–	3.26M animals	4.1M animals	5.51M animals	5.62M animals
Italy	8.23M animals	8.14M animals	9.11M animals	10.8M animals	11M animals	8.01M animals	7.03M animals	5.39M animals
United States	32.7M animals	20.4M animals	12.7M animals	11.4M animals	7.03M animals	5.62M animals	5.2M animals	5.03M animals
Uganda	865K animals	828K animals	1.32M animals	780K animals	1.08M animals	1.89M animals	4.72M animals	4.37M animals
Tajikistan	–	–	–	–	1.47M animals	2.62M animals	3.83M animals	4.28M animals
Guinea	278K animals	330K animals	437K animals	420K animals	846K animals	1.81M animals	3.08M animals	4M animals
Bangladesh	600K animals	490K animals	588K animals	873K animals	1.13M animals	2.98M animals	3.61M animals	3.9M animals
Ireland	3.11M animals	2.79M animals	2.36M animals	5.71M animals	7.56M animals	4.75M animals	3.88M animals	3.59M animals
Cameroon	1.59M animals	2M animals	2.16M animals	3.5M animals	3.75M animals	3.74M animals	3.39M animals	3.55M animals
Jordan	528K animals	664K animals	852K animals	1.56M animals	1.48M animals	2.18M animals	3M animals	3.08M animals
Benin	287K animals	580K animals	976K animals	708K animals	667K animals	808K animals	2.36M animals	2.65M animals
Côte d’Ivoire	476K animals	833K animals	1.02M animals	1.13M animals	1.39M animals	1.69M animals	2.26M animals	2.64M animals
Eritrea	–	–	–	–	2.15M animals	2.27M animals	2.46M animals	2.51M animals
Portugal	5.03M animals	4.42M animals	4.56M animals	3.35M animals	3.58M animals	2.23M animals	2.3M animals	2.14M animals
Norway	1.86M animals	1.75M animals	1.99M animals	2.21M animals	2.35M animals	2.31M animals	2.3M animals	2.13M animals
United Arab Emirates	52K animals	95K animals	132K animals	254K animals	495K animals	1.35M animals	2.05M animals	2.05M animals
Togo	438K animals	619K animals	539K animals	1.25M animals	1.57M animals	2.11M animals	1.77M animals	2.03M animals
Egypt	1.55M animals	2.07M animals	1.59M animals	3.36M animals	4.47M animals	5.53M animals	1.94M animals	1.95M animals
Namibia	2.95M animals	3.66M animals	4.47M animals	3.33M animals	2.45M animals	2.8M animals	1.31M animals	1.92M animals
Lesotho	1.23M animals	1.66M animals	1.04M animals	1.38M animals	1.12M animals	1.23M animals	627K animals	1.91M animals
Serbia	–	–	–	–	–	1.48M animals	1.68M animals	1.76M animals
Chile	6.41M animals	6.13M animals	6.06M animals	4.89M animals	4.14M animals	3.64M animals	1.95M animals	1.75M animals
Colombia	1.42M animals	1.96M animals	2.41M animals	2.55M animals	2.29M animals	1.79M animals	1.78M animals	1.69M animals
Germany	3.05M animals	2.54M animals	3.12M animals	4.14M animals	2.74M animals	2.09M animals	1.48M animals	1.51M animals
Cuba	222K animals	280K animals	355K animals	3.35M animals	2.57M animals	2.36M animals	1.46M animals	1.36M animals
Albania	1.55M animals	1.28M animals	1.25M animals	1.65M animals	1.94M animals	1.81M animals	1.56M animals	1.18M animals
Angola	140K animals	159K animals	225K animals	240K animals	350K animals	983K animals	1.06M animals	1.14M animals
Bosnia & Herzegovina	–	–	–	–	584K animals	1.05M animals	1.01M animals	1.1M animals
Bulgaria	9.33M animals	9.22M animals	10.5M animals	8.13M animals	2.55M animals	1.4M animals	1.31M animals	1.02M animals
Sierra Leone	150K animals	185K animals	267K animals	271K animals	200K animals	682K animals	895K animals	935K animals
Madagascar	240K animals	666K animals	734K animals	737K animals	584K animals	780K animals	891K animals	926K animals
Democratic Republic of the Congo	550K animals	687K animals	726K animals	927K animals	925K animals	904K animals	914K animals	921K animals
Hungary	2.64M animals	3.02M animals	2.93M animals	2.07M animals	934K animals	1.22M animals	944K animals	847K animals
Canada	757K animals	528K animals	485K animals	595K animals	793K animals	855K animals	811K animals	822K animals
Qatar	26.4K animals	34K animals	45.9K animals	130K animals	215K animals	214K animals	1.02M animals	805K animals
Zimbabwe	332K animals	811K animals	387K animals	599K animals	690K animals	309K animals	380K animals	746K animals
Kuwait	65K animals	82.6K animals	250K animals	235K animals	577K animals	460K animals	726K animals	738K animals
Georgia	–	–	–	–	553K animals	602K animals	842K animals	712K animals
Burundi	160K animals	227K animals	316K animals	348K animals	225K animals	315K animals	760K animals	708K animals
Armenia	–	–	–	–	508K animals	481K animals	640K animals	691K animals
Oman	35K animals	38K animals	114K animals	250K animals	344K animals	389K animals	630K animals	682K animals
Nepal	550K animals	630K animals	730K animals	892K animals	852K animals	801K animals	806K animals	633K animals
Venezuela	100K animals	140K animals	344K animals	351K animals	471K animals	587K animals	619K animals	630K animals
Guatemala	677K animals	570K animals	456K animals	434K animals	240K animals	564K animals	596K animals	611K animals
Netherlands	438K animals	610K animals	858K animals	1.73M animals	1.31M animals	1.13M animals	710K animals	607K animals
Croatia	–	–	–	–	529K animals	630K animals	662K animals	553K animals
Myanmar	74K animals	183K animals	236K animals	276K animals	390K animals	664K animals	439K animals	540K animals
North Macedonia	–	–	–	–	1.29M animals	778K animals	631K animals	517K animals
Ukraine	–	–	–	–	1.06M animals	1.2M animals	659K animals	488K animals
Guinea-Bissau	115K animals	115K animals	178K animals	242K animals	280K animals	454K animals	475K animals	472K animals
Djibouti	80K animals	200K animals	450K animals	430K animals	466K animals	466K animals	470K animals	471K animals
Central African Republic	50K animals	64K animals	85K animals	134K animals	222K animals	388K animals	443K animals	452K animals
Ecuador	1.7M animals	1.9M animals	1.1M animals	1.42M animals	1.13M animals	792K animals	497K animals	448K animals
Malawi	82.2K animals	81.1K animals	88.9K animals	85.2K animals	112K animals	214K animals	366K animals	437K animals
Lebanon	160K animals	244K animals	145K animals	215K animals	354K animals	265K animals	428K animals	431K animals
Moldova	–	–	–	–	930K animals	804K animals	474K animals	424K animals
Israel	194K animals	195K animals	238K animals	375K animals	380K animals	445K animals	500K animals	400K animals
Austria	175K animals	121K animals	195K animals	287K animals	352K animals	345K animals	394K animals	391K animals
Switzerland	227K animals	291K animals	354K animals	395K animals	421K animals	434K animals	344K animals	374K animals
Paraguay	350K animals	325K animals	380K animals	457K animals	402K animals	393K animals	307K animals	372K animals
Cyprus	410K animals	415K animals	295K animals	310K animals	246K animals	329K animals	326K animals	365K animals
Iceland	834K animals	780K animals	797K animals	549K animals	466K animals	480K animals	401K animals	345K animals
Zambia	38K animals	32K animals	27.5K animals	60K animals	140K animals	220K animals	196K animals	330K animals
Sweden	171K animals	335K animals	392K animals	406K animals	432K animals	565K animals	368K animals	316K animals
Haiti	54.8K animals	75K animals	108K animals	120K animals	152K animals	154K animals	276K animals	311K animals
Rwanda	290K animals	187K animals	296K animals	389K animals	254K animals	743K animals	420K animals	289K animals
Liberia	110K animals	150K animals	200K animals	220K animals	210K animals	264K animals	279K animals	282K animals
Slovakia	–	–	–	–	340K animals	377K animals	294K animals	276K animals
Poland	3.49M animals	3.2M animals	4.21M animals	4.16M animals	362K animals	261K animals	278K animals	270K animals
Dominican Republic	36K animals	45K animals	68.6K animals	115K animals	105K animals	240K animals	255K animals	262K animals
Mozambique	92K animals	118K animals	106K animals	156K animals	174K animals	220K animals	155K animals	230K animals
Gabon	43K animals	40K animals	105K animals	161K animals	198K animals	197K animals	212K animals	221K animals
Gambia	80K animals	107K animals	136K animals	121K animals	106K animals	251K animals	177K animals	191K animals
Czechia	–	–	–	–	84.1K animals	197K animals	204K animals	180K animals
North Korea	105K animals	180K animals	290K animals	500K animals	185K animals	166K animals	171K animals	165K animals
Botswana	96.2K animals	320K animals	149K animals	317K animals	330K animals	279K animals	233K animals	149K animals
Denmark	47.2K animals	69.6K animals	56K animals	159K animals	145K animals	160K animals	135K animals	148K animals
Montenegro	–	–	–	–	–	176K animals	177K animals	145K animals
Malaysia	38K animals	39.2K animals	61.3K animals	205K animals	145K animals	123K animals	125K animals	139K animals
Guyana	48K animals	98.5K animals	114K animals	129K animals	130K animals	130K animals	132K animals	132K animals
Republic of the Congo	40K animals	38K animals	60.7K animals	104K animals	96K animals	120K animals	125K animals	126K animals
Lithuania	–	–	–	–	13.8K animals	52.5K animals	141K animals	124K animals
Slovenia	–	–	–	–	72.5K animals	138K animals	114K animals	117K animals
Finland	307K animals	189K animals	106K animals	60.7K animals	99.6K animals	126K animals	140K animals	115K animals
Belarus	–	–	–	–	91.9K animals	52.4K animals	87.4K animals	74K animals
Latvia	–	–	–	–	27K animals	70.7K animals	91.9K animals	69.6K animals
Bahrain	3K animals	2K animals	6.55K animals	21.1K animals	23K animals	40K animals	60K animals	63K animals
Estonia	–	–	–	–	28.2K animals	76.5K animals	68.1K animals	46.1K animals
Equatorial Guinea	28.6K animals	28K animals	33K animals	35.4K animals	37.4K animals	39K animals	41.1K animals	41.7K animals
Thailand	13.5K animals	39K animals	21.8K animals	162K animals	37.3K animals	43.1K animals	41.3K animals	41.7K animals
Fiji	–	–	–	–	7K animals	11.3K animals	30.7K animals	39.5K animals
Timor-Leste	42K animals	38.9K animals	11.2K animals	31.1K animals	25.5K animals	41.9K animals	32.3K animals	39K animals
Philippines	20.1K animals	27.9K animals	30K animals	30K animals	30K animals	30K animals	30K animals	30K animals
Comoros	3.8K animals	6K animals	9.5K animals	16K animals	20.5K animals	23K animals	25.7K animals	26.2K animals
Cape Verde	1.5K animals	1.94K animals	1.2K animals	5.54K animals	8.45K animals	11K animals	18.8K animals	19.7K animals
Eswatini	37.8K animals	39.7K animals	32.3K animals	24.4K animals	27K animals	18.7K animals	17.1K animals	18.5K animals
Sri Lanka	65.9K animals	26.3K animals	28K animals	26K animals	11.2K animals	7.91K animals	11.3K animals	17.8K animals
Honduras	5K animals	4K animals	5K animals	10K animals	13.7K animals	15.5K animals	16.1K animals	17K animals
Belize	2.06K animals	2.4K animals	3K animals	1.7K animals	4.2K animals	13.1K animals	15.3K animals	16.8K animals
Trinidad & Tobago	5K animals	6K animals	10K animals	6K animals	2.5K animals	17.3K animals	16K animals	15.5K animals
Japan	677K animals	21.4K animals	12K animals	30.7K animals	10K animals	12K animals	13.4K animals	15.2K animals
Malta	11.6K animals	8.4K animals	4.95K animals	16K animals	12K animals	12.4K animals	13.2K animals	14.6K animals
Barbados	37.5K animals	43K animals	50K animals	7K animals	5.65K animals	12K animals	12.7K animals	12.7K animals
St. Kitts & Nevis	13.8K animals	13.7K animals	13.9K animals	14K animals	14.1K animals	7K animals	8.35K animals	11K animals
Grenada	7.5K animals	9K animals	14K animals	12.4K animals	13K animals	13.2K animals	11.9K animals	9.64K animals
Luxembourg	–	–	–	–	7.97K animals	9.08K animals	9.52K animals	9.64K animals
Bhutan	8.5K animals	9.2K animals	10K animals	43.7K animals	22.9K animals	12.7K animals	10.8K animals	9.18K animals
St. Lucia	7.3K animals	8.4K animals	12.7K animals	15.7K animals	12.5K animals	10K animals	9.54K animals	9.15K animals
Dominica	3.5K animals	2.98K animals	5.9K animals	7.5K animals	7.6K animals	7.6K animals	8.29K animals	8.52K animals
St. Vincent & Grenadines	3.4K animals	5K animals	12.5K animals	13.2K animals	13K animals	12K animals	8.66K animals	8.5K animals
Papua New Guinea	754 animals	272 animals	1.96K animals	3.6K animals	6.3K animals	7K animals	7.29K animals	7.31K animals
Suriname	4.39K animals	2.7K animals	2.92K animals	9.62K animals	7.36K animals	6.9K animals	5.92K animals	6.63K animals
Bahamas	22K animals	20K animals	10.5K animals	7.2K animals	6.29K animals	6.5K animals	6.56K animals	6.59K animals
El Salvador	4K animals	4K animals	4K animals	4.9K animals	5.1K animals	5.1K animals	5.53K animals	5.58K animals
Mauritius	13K animals	4.2K animals	12K animals	7K animals	9.8K animals	2.02K animals	4.63K animals	5.05K animals
Antigua & Barbuda	5.1K animals	8.6K animals	12K animals	12.4K animals	17.8K animals	14K animals	8.56K animals	4.47K animals
Brunei	–	–	–	60 animals	2K animals	3.8K animals	4.24K animals	4.36K animals
São Tomé & Príncipe	3.12K animals	2.16K animals	1.8K animals	1.8K animals	2.6K animals	3.2K animals	3.34K animals	3.39K animals
Costa Rica	1.06K animals	1.95K animals	2.3K animals	2.5K animals	2.7K animals	2.75K animals	2.87K animals	2.9K animals
South Korea	1.42K animals	2.2K animals	6.23K animals	3.23K animals	829 animals	3.92K animals	1.9K animals	1.39K animals
Jamaica	10K animals	6K animals	4K animals	1.8K animals	1.4K animals	1.6K animals	1.31K animals	1.31K animals
Vanuatu	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.26K animals
Belgium	–	–	–	–	126K animals	120K animals	–	–
Nicaragua	1.12K animals	1.45K animals	2.75K animals	3.7K animals	5.1K animals	6.3K animals	6.74K animals	–
Countries with data	141	141	141	142	168	170	171	171

Notes on reading this history

Yearly values come from the same statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT). The number of countries with data differs by year, so each year’s ranks are given only among the countries that have data that year. Countries that produce none (zero) are not ranked. Weather and harvests make the yearly values go up and down. The “latest value” on the ranking page uses each country’s latest year, so it does not always match the ranks for a single year.

Regions that later split into several countries, such as the former Soviet Union, have a value for each new country only from the year it split. So older years have fewer countries with data, and values from before a split cannot be compared country by country with today’s countries. See the “Countries with data” row in the table.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 04 November 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL Licence: CC-BY-4.0. Processed by this site. fao.org/faostat

FAOSTAT data last updated: 2025-12-31