@timofey🐑 Largest Sheep-Population Countries in the World — 2024 Sheep are an important livestock resource, providing meat, milk, wool and other animal products while supporting rural livelihoods and agricultural value chains. In 2024, China had the largest sheep population, followed by India and Australia. The available 2024 dataset, sourced from FAOSTAT, reports approximately 1.4 billion sheep worldwide. 🇨🇳 China — 183.0 million head 🇮🇳 India — 115.0 million head 🇦🇺 Australia — 79.3 million head 🇮🇷 Iran — 53.8 million head 🇳🇬 Nigeria — 52.1 million head 🇹🇩 Chad — 45.2 million head 🇹🇷 Türkiye — 44.1 million head 🇪🇹 Ethiopia — 41.1 million head 🇸🇩 Sudan — 40.7 million head 🇵🇰 Pakistan — 32.7 million head 🇩🇿 Algeria — 32.4 million head 🇬🇧 United Kingdom — 31.0 million head 🇰🇪 Kenya — 26.2 million head 🇲🇳 Mongolia — 24.5 million head 🇲🇱 Mali — 24.5 million head 🇳🇿 New Zealand — 23.6 million head 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — 22.4 million head 🇧🇷 Brazil — 21.9 million head 🇿🇦 South Africa — 21.2 million head 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan — 21.0 million head Source: FAOSTAT, 2024, as compiled by World Population Review. Figures represent sheep population/stocks, not annual sheep-meat production. Follow for more verified global livestock, animal-farming and animal-resource data.

@timofey🐑 Largest Sheep-Population Countries in the World — 2024 Sheep are an important livestock resource, providing meat, milk, wool and other animal products while supporting rural livelihoods and agricultural value chains. In 2024, China had the largest sheep population, followed by India and Australia. The available 2024 dataset, sourced from FAOSTAT, reports approximately 1.4 billion sheep worldwide. 🇨🇳 China — 183.0 million head 🇮🇳 India — 115.0 million head 🇦🇺 Australia — 79.3 million head 🇮🇷 Iran — 53.8 million head 🇳🇬 Nigeria — 52.1 million head 🇹🇩 Chad — 45.2 million head 🇹🇷 Türkiye — 44.1 million head 🇪🇹 Ethiopia — 41.1 million head 🇸🇩 Sudan — 40.7 million head 🇵🇰 Pakistan — 32.7 million head 🇩🇿 Algeria — 32.4 million head 🇬🇧 United Kingdom — 31.0 million head 🇰🇪 Kenya — 26.2 million head 🇲🇳 Mongolia — 24.5 million head 🇲🇱 Mali — 24.5 million head 🇳🇿 New Zealand — 23.6 million head 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — 22.4 million head 🇧🇷 Brazil — 21.9 million head 🇿🇦 South Africa — 21.2 million head 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan — 21.0 million head Source: FAOSTAT, 2024, as compiled by World Population Review. Figures represent sheep population/stocks, not annual sheep-meat production. Follow for more verified global livestock, animal-farming and animal-resource data.