> Myanmar had 540,000 sheep in 2024, the 96th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 54%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/myanmar/

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# Sheep in Myanmar

Myanmar had 540,000 sheep in 2024, the 96th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 54%. The record was 1.5 million head in 2016.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Animals, 2024540,000 head
World rank96 of 177
10-year change−54%
Record1.5 million head2016

## Sheep in Myanmar, 1961–2024 (head)

## Myanmar compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.04%0.10% in 2014
10-year change−54%world +17%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 94 | [Netherlands](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/netherlands/) | 607,000 | 0.04% |
| 95 | [Croatia](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/croatia/) | 553,000 | 0.04% |
| 96 | **Myanmar** | 540,000 | 0.04% |
| 97 | [North Macedonia](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/north-macedonia/) | 517,128 | 0.04% |
| 98 | [Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/ukraine/) | 488,000 | 0.04% |

[Full ranking of 177 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/)

### Map of sheep numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Myanmar is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 540,000 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 540,000 | −0.4% |
| 2022 | 542,000 | +19% |
| 2021 | 455,400 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 439,400 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 421,900 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 404,300 | −69% |
| 2017 | 1,314,300 | −12% |
| 2016 | 1,496,476 | +13% |
| 2015 | 1,321,424 | +14% |
| 2014 | 1,162,318 | +14% |
| 2013 | 1,016,461 | +15% |
| 2012 | 884,000 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 854,383 | +29% |
| 2010 | 663,780 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 663,733 | +26% |
| 2008 | 524,700 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 497,085 | −12% |
| 2006 | 566,562 | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 516,832 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 478,837 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 453,992 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 431,539 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 402,892 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 389,781 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 378,825 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 369,126 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 356,672 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 340,613 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 328,000 | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 303,552 | −0.6% |
| 1993 | 305,473 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 284,172 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 279,000 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 276,000 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 269,000 | −14% |
| 1988 | 313,000 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 304,000 | −4.1% |
| 1986 | 317,000 | −4.5% |
| 1985 | 332,000 | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 316,000 | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 291,000 | +13% |
| 1982 | 258,000 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 250,000 | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 236,000 | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 219,000 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 210,000 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 207,000 | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 191,041 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 182,741 | −2.3% |
| 1974 | 187,042 | −5.5% |
| 1973 | 198,000 | +12% |
| 1972 | 176,971 | −0.1% |
| 1971 | 177,078 | −3.2% |
| 1970 | 182,970 | −4.0% |
| 1969 | 190,615 | −15% |
| 1968 | 223,983 | +10% |
| 1967 | 203,000 | +12% |
| 1966 | 181,256 | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 170,762 | +27% |
| 1964 | 134,000 | +21% |
| 1963 | 110,773 | +42% |
| 1962 | 77,927 | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 73,989 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many sheep are there in Myanmar?

Myanmar had 540,000 sheep in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Myanmar rank in the world by number of sheep?

Myanmar ranked 96th of 177 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in China with 13.4% of the world total.

### How has the number of sheep in Myanmar changed?

It fell by 54% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. The record was 1.5 million head in 2016.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Myanmar is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/china/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/india/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/australia/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/iran/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/nigeria/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/chad/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/turkey/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/ethiopia/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/sudan/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/pakistan/)[Algeria](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/algeria/)[United Kingdom](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/united-kingdom/)
[All countries producing sheep](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/)

## Other products of Myanmar

[Rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/myanmar/)[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/myanmar/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/myanmar/)[Beans, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/myanmar/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/myanmar/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/myanmar/)[Groundnuts (peanuts)](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/myanmar/)[Plantains](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/myanmar/)[Other fruits, n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-fruits/myanmar/)[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/myanmar/)[Onions, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/onions/myanmar/)[Sesame seed](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/myanmar/)
[Agricultural production in Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/country/myanmar/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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