Sheep in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste had 39,000 sheep in 2024, the 142nd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 43%. The record was 69,001 head in 2014.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 39,000 head
- World rank
- 142 of 177
- 10-year change
- −43%
- Record
- 69,001 head
- 2014
Sheep in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024 (head)
Timor-Leste compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.01% in 2014
- 10-year change
- −43%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | Thailand | 41,664 | 0.00% |
| 141 | Fiji | 39,547 | 0.00% |
| 142 | Timor-Leste | 39,000 | 0.00% |
| 143 | Philippines | 30,000 | 0.00% |
| 144 | Comoros | 26,249 | 0.00% |
Map of sheep numbers by country
Share of the world total; Timor-Leste is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39,000 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 38,000 | −5.9% |
| 2022 | 40,393 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 38,628 | +20% |
| 2020 | 32,286 | +34% |
| 2019 | 24,118 | −14% |
| 2018 | 27,933 | −13% |
| 2017 | 32,243 | −7.7% |
| 2016 | 34,919 | −14% |
| 2015 | 40,498 | −41% |
| 2014 | 69,001 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68,767 | +18% |
| 2012 | 58,278 | +18% |
| 2011 | 49,388 | +18% |
| 2010 | 41,854 | −0.1% |
| 2009 | 41,909 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 41,298 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 40,688 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 40,087 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 39,495 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 38,965 | +15% |
| 2003 | 34,000 | +17% |
| 2002 | 29,000 | +22% |
| 2001 | 23,728 | −6.9% |
| 2000 | 25,500 | −15% |
| 1999 | 30,000 | −12% |
| 1998 | 33,965 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 32,929 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 32,442 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 31,709 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 30,993 | −4.4% |
| 1993 | 32,407 | −3.0% |
| 1992 | 33,393 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 32,579 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 31,110 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 30,500 | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 28,777 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 28,309 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 28,082 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 27,536 | +10% |
| 1984 | 25,000 | +14% |
| 1983 | 22,000 | +10% |
| 1982 | 20,000 | +33% |
| 1981 | 15,000 | +34% |
| 1980 | 11,200 | −25% |
| 1979 | 15,000 | −25% |
| 1978 | 20,000 | −20% |
| 1977 | 25,000 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | 27,700 | −21% |
| 1975 | 35,000 | −16% |
| 1974 | 41,672 | −9.4% |
| 1973 | 45,991 | −5.9% |
| 1972 | 48,858 | +14% |
| 1971 | 43,033 | +11% |
| 1970 | 38,920 | +18% |
| 1969 | 33,081 | −21% |
| 1968 | 41,850 | −23% |
| 1967 | 54,005 | −5.7% |
| 1966 | 57,271 | −3.4% |
| 1965 | 59,291 | +24% |
| 1964 | 47,760 | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 45,116 | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 42,906 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 41,987 | — |
Questions and answers
How many sheep are there in Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste had 39,000 sheep in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Timor-Leste rank in the world by number of sheep?
Timor-Leste ranked 142nd 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 Timor-Leste changed?
It fell by 43% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. The record was 69,001 head in 2014.
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 Timor-Leste is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.