> Nicaragua had 6,931 sheep in 2023. Over ten years it grew by 10%. This is the highest figure on record.

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# Sheep in Nicaragua

Nicaragua had 6,931 sheep in 2023. Over ten years it grew by 10%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Animals, 20236,931 head
World rank—
10-year change+10%
Record6,931 head2023

## Sheep in Nicaragua, 1961–2023 (head)

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 6,931 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 6,882 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 6,856 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6,744 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 6,673 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 6,614 | −0.4% |
| 2017 | 6,641 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6,600 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 6,495 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 6,350 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6,300 | −0.8% |
| 2012 | 6,350 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,350 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 6,300 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,300 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,300 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,300 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 5,800 | −1.7% |
| 2005 | 5,900 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,900 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 5,500 | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 5,100 | −5.6% |
| 2001 | 5,400 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 5,100 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,100 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,100 | +13% |
| 1997 | 4,500 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,500 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,500 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 4,400 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,400 | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 4,100 | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 3,800 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 3,700 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 3,600 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 3,500 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 3,400 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 3,300 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 3,200 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 3,100 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 3,000 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 2,800 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 2,700 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | 2,750 | −1.8% |
| 1979 | 2,800 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,800 | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 2,600 | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 2,400 | +20% |
| 1975 | 2,000 | +21% |
| 1974 | 1,650 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1,600 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 1,550 | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 1,500 | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 1,450 | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 1,300 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 1,250 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 1,220 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1,200 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 1,180 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 1,160 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 1,140 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 1,120 | — |

## Other large producers

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## Other products of Nicaragua

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[Agricultural production in Nicaragua](https://husfarm.com/production/country/nicaragua/)

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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