FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sheep in Kenya
Kenya had 26.2 million sheep in 2024, the 13th largest in the world (1.92% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 52%. The record was 27.3 million head in 2019.
- Animals, 2024
- 26.2 million head
- World rank
- 13 of 177
- 10-year change
- +52%
- Record
- 27.3 million head
- 2019
Sheep in Kenya, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26,214,927 | +13% |
| 2023 | 23,208,541 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 21,333,288 | −14% |
| 2021 | 24,801,605 | −2.1% |
| 2020 | 25,345,927 | −7.1% |
| 2019 | 27,294,639 | +40% |
| 2018 | 19,485,699 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 18,759,072 | −1.2% |
| 2016 | 18,983,760 | +13% |
| 2015 | 16,795,198 | −2.8% |
| 2014 | 17,275,423 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 16,600,911 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 16,115,701 | −9.6% |
| 2011 | 17,821,600 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 17,562,104 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 17,129,606 | −0.0% |
| 2008 | 17,135,920 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 16,308,120 | +99% |
| 2006 | 8,176,848 | −19% |
| 2005 | 10,033,881 | −2.6% |
| 2004 | 10,298,464 | +26% |
| 2003 | 8,157,048 | −12% |
| 2002 | 9,288,633 | +22% |
| 2001 | 7,609,086 | −4.2% |
| 2000 | 7,939,500 | −6.8% |
| 1999 | 8,521,110 | +21% |
| 1998 | 7,043,582 | −7.5% |
| 1997 | 7,616,194 | −0.5% |
| 1996 | 7,657,758 | −6.7% |
| 1995 | 8,208,000 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 8,131,400 | −4.3% |
| 1993 | 8,500,000 | −3.4% |
| 1992 | 8,800,000 | −4.2% |
| 1991 | 9,185,350 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 9,049,610 | −4.6% |
| 1989 | 9,488,410 | +24% |
| 1988 | 7,635,060 | +40% |
| 1987 | 5,438,750 | −8.3% |
| 1986 | 5,932,640 | −15% |
| 1985 | 7,000,000 | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 6,419,100 | −2.6% |
| 1983 | 6,588,200 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 6,300,000 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 6,000,000 | +20% |
| 1980 | 5,000,000 | +16% |
| 1979 | 4,299,000 | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 3,980,000 | +14% |
| 1977 | 3,500,000 | +14% |
| 1976 | 3,060,000 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 2,945,000 | −8.0% |
| 1974 | 3,200,000 | −8.6% |
| 1973 | 3,500,000 | −6.7% |
| 1972 | 3,750,000 | −2.6% |
| 1971 | 3,850,000 | −1.3% |
| 1970 | 3,900,000 | −3.8% |
| 1969 | 4,056,000 | −3.4% |
| 1968 | 4,200,000 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 4,145,000 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 4,100,000 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 4,050,000 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 4,039,000 | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 3,900,000 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 3,842,000 | −11% |
| 1961 | 4,300,000 | — |
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.