New Zealand - Number of Sheep

Since 2014, New Zealand Number of Sheep decreased by 2.4% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 13 comparing other countries in Number of Sheep with 2,640,362.86 Heads. New Zealand is overtaken by Algeria, which was number 12 with 2,932,080.7 Heads and is followed by Russia at 2,257,060.2 Heads. China lead the ranking with 16,622,804.88 Heads in 2019, a growth of 1.3% versus 2018. Australia, India and Nigeria respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Fiji witnessed the best average annual 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 2,640,362.86
2018 2,729,574.89
2017 2,752,653.70
2016 2,758,367.30
2015 2,912,082.70
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How does New Zealand 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
12 #12
Algeria
2,932,081 2019 +2.2 % +1.1 % View data
13 #13
New Zealand
2,640,363 2019 -3.3 % -2.4 % View data
14 #14
Russia
2,257,060 2019 +1.0 % +0.3 % View data
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