FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sheep in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde had 19,701 sheep in 2024, the 145th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 68%. This is the highest figure on record.
- Animals, 2024
- 19,701 head
- World rank
- 145 of 177
- 10-year change
- +68%
- Record
- 19,701 head
- 2024
Sheep in Cabo Verde, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19,701 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 19,464 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 19,229 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 18,997 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 18,768 | +50% |
| 2019 | 12,520 | −0.8% |
| 2018 | 12,620 | −0.0% |
| 2017 | 12,625 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 12,029 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 11,884 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 11,740 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 11,599 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 11,459 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 11,321 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 11,000 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 10,500 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 10,101 | +22% |
| 2007 | 8,296 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 8,136 | −14% |
| 2005 | 9,500 | −8.7% |
| 2004 | 10,400 | +13% |
| 2003 | 9,216 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 8,500 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 8,450 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 8,450 | −6.1% |
| 1999 | 9,000 | −9.1% |
| 1998 | 9,900 | +13% |
| 1997 | 8,800 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 8,702 | −5.6% |
| 1995 | 9,216 | +15% |
| 1994 | 8,000 | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 7,337 | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 6,683 | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 6,087 | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 5,544 | −1.0% |
| 1989 | 5,600 | +34% |
| 1988 | 4,193 | −5.6% |
| 1987 | 4,440 | +93% |
| 1986 | 2,300 | +72% |
| 1985 | 1,340 | −11% |
| 1984 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 1,400 | +17% |
| 1982 | 1,200 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,200 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,200 | −20% |
| 1979 | 1,500 | −6.3% |
| 1978 | 1,600 | 0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,600 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,600 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,500 | −9.0% |
| 1972 | 1,649 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1,644 | −15% |
| 1970 | 1,938 | −43% |
| 1969 | 3,394 | +13% |
| 1968 | 3,000 | +18% |
| 1967 | 2,543 | −35% |
| 1966 | 3,893 | +150% |
| 1965 | 1,556 | −20% |
| 1964 | 1,933 | −8.3% |
| 1963 | 2,107 | +28% |
| 1962 | 1,652 | +10% |
| 1961 | 1,500 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.