FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sheep in Syria
Syria had 17.9 million sheep in 2024, the 24th largest in the world (1.32% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 0.4%. The record was 22.9 million head in 2007.
- Animals, 2024
- 17.9 million head
- World rank
- 24 of 177
- 10-year change
- +0.4%
- Record
- 22.9 million head
- 2007
Sheep in Syria, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,928,586 | −3.4% |
| 2023 | 18,569,178 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 17,847,163 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 16,783,185 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 16,073,088 | +10% |
| 2019 | 14,557,655 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 14,052,576 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 13,876,048 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 13,809,923 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 13,700,794 | −23% |
| 2014 | 17,858,139 | −0.9% |
| 2013 | 18,018,686 | −0.2% |
| 2012 | 18,062,841 | −0.0% |
| 2011 | 18,071,212 | +17% |
| 2010 | 15,511,000 | −15% |
| 2009 | 18,336,000 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | 19,237,000 | −16% |
| 2007 | 22,865,400 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 21,380,000 | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 19,651,052 | +12% |
| 2004 | 17,565,000 | +15% |
| 2003 | 15,292,700 | +13% |
| 2002 | 13,497,481 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 12,361,800 | −8.5% |
| 2000 | 13,505,200 | −3.5% |
| 1999 | 13,998,459 | −9.2% |
| 1998 | 15,424,717 | +12% |
| 1997 | 13,829,316 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 13,119,500 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 12,075,000 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 11,256,620 | +11% |
| 1993 | 10,147,000 | −31% |
| 1992 | 14,665,086 | −3.5% |
| 1991 | 15,193,659 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 14,508,608 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 14,011,000 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 13,691,000 | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 12,668,835 | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 11,669,000 | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 10,993,000 | −13% |
| 1984 | 12,693,000 | −5.0% |
| 1983 | 13,360,000 | +17% |
| 1982 | 11,403,470 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 10,503,908 | +13% |
| 1980 | 9,300,720 | +14% |
| 1979 | 8,129,336 | +12% |
| 1978 | 7,236,317 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 7,070,006 | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 6,489,536 | +12% |
| 1975 | 5,808,919 | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 5,295,441 | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 4,839,506 | −6.3% |
| 1972 | 5,165,534 | −5.3% |
| 1971 | 5,455,353 | −9.8% |
| 1970 | 6,045,758 | −0.8% |
| 1969 | 6,096,191 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 5,937,921 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 5,735,000 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 5,682,000 | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 5,373,000 | +13% |
| 1964 | 4,753,000 | +21% |
| 1963 | 3,926,000 | +22% |
| 1962 | 3,223,000 | +11% |
| 1961 | 2,901,000 | — |
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.