FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sheep in Jordan
Jordan had 3.1 million sheep in 2024, the 59th largest in the world (0.23% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 15%. The record was 3.5 million head in 2023.
- Animals, 2024
- 3.1 million head
- World rank
- 59 of 177
- 10-year change
- +15%
- Record
- 3.5 million head
- 2023
Sheep in Jordan, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,076,021 | −11% |
| 2023 | 3,471,584 | +17% |
| 2022 | 2,961,717 | −4.0% |
| 2021 | 3,085,261 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3,002,286 | −0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,008,837 | −1.7% |
| 2018 | 3,060,321 | −0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,063,123 | −4.2% |
| 2016 | 3,198,925 | +23% |
| 2015 | 2,596,400 | −3.1% |
| 2014 | 2,680,261 | +16% |
| 2013 | 2,311,149 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 2,233,980 | −1.4% |
| 2011 | 2,264,600 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2,175,690 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2,070,940 | −17% |
| 2008 | 2,493,360 | +11% |
| 2007 | 2,251,450 | +14% |
| 2006 | 1,971,520 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 1,890,440 | +24% |
| 2004 | 1,529,090 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1,476,470 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,433,310 | −1.7% |
| 2001 | 1,457,910 | −1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,484,084 | −23% |
| 1999 | 1,933,986 | +22% |
| 1998 | 1,581,131 | −18% |
| 1997 | 1,935,095 | −9.7% |
| 1996 | 2,143,632 | −9.7% |
| 1995 | 2,375,000 | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 2,211,410 | −23% |
| 1993 | 2,878,130 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 2,671,317 | +41% |
| 1991 | 1,900,000 | +22% |
| 1990 | 1,556,000 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1,523,000 | +19% |
| 1988 | 1,279,000 | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 1,219,000 | +31% |
| 1986 | 930,000 | −17% |
| 1985 | 1,121,000 | +17% |
| 1984 | 960,000 | −2.0% |
| 1983 | 980,000 | −1.0% |
| 1982 | 990,000 | −7.7% |
| 1981 | 1,073,000 | +26% |
| 1980 | 852,000 | −7.8% |
| 1979 | 924,000 | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 856,000 | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 804,000 | +42% |
| 1976 | 565,400 | −27% |
| 1975 | 772,517 | −2.4% |
| 1974 | 791,523 | −6.9% |
| 1973 | 849,900 | +18% |
| 1972 | 723,000 | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 690,595 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 664,223 | −22% |
| 1969 | 854,366 | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 792,300 | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 768,030 | −32% |
| 1966 | 1,135,900 | +15% |
| 1965 | 987,200 | +23% |
| 1964 | 802,600 | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 741,300 | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 701,800 | +33% |
| 1961 | 528,015 | — |
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.