Brazil Sheep Population 1961–2021

20.5M

2021

210M

2021

■ Sheep ■ People

More People Than Sheep

Highest Sheep Pop.

20.6M

2020

Lowest Sheep Pop.

14M

1961

Max sheep per person

0.19

1969

Min sheep per person

0.08

2002

Summary

The sheep population of Brazil grew from 14,000,000 in 1961 to 20,537,474 in 2021 — a 47% increase over six decades. The flock peaked at 20,628,699 in 2020. In 2021, there was 1 sheep for every 10.2 people.

Fun Sheep Fact

Brazil's wool production is pretty baa-d compared to other countries, but they do raise hardy Santa Inês sheep that can handle the hot climate. You could say these woolly wanderers really know how to shear through the heat!

Sheep Population (1961-2021)

Sheep & People (% of combined)

Year by Year

Year	Sheep	People	Sheep per person	Persons per sheep
2021	20,537,47420.5M	209,550,294210M	0.10	10.20
2020	20,628,69920.6M	208,660,842209M	0.10	10.12
2019	19,971,80220M	207,455,459207M	0.10	10.39
2018	18,947,35218.9M	206,107,261206M	0.09	10.88
2017	18,606,76718.6M	204,703,445205M	0.09	11.00
2016	18,403,94718.4M	203,218,114203M	0.09	11.04
2015	18,410,55118.4M	201,675,532202M	0.09	10.95
2014	17,614,45417.6M	200,085,127200M	0.09	11.36
2013	17,290,51917.3M	198,478,299198M	0.09	11.48
2012	16,789,49216.8M	196,876,111197M	0.09	11.73
2011	17,668,06317.7M	195,284,734195M	0.09	11.05
2010	17,380,58117.4M	193,701,929194M	0.09	11.14
2009	16,811,72016.8M	192,079,951192M	0.09	11.43
2008	16,630,40816.6M	190,367,302190M	0.09	11.45
2007	16,239,45516.2M	188,552,320189M	0.09	11.61
2006	16,019,17016M	186,653,106187M	0.09	11.65
2005	15,588,04115.6M	184,688,101185M	0.08	11.85
2004	15,057,83815.1M	182,675,143183M	0.08	12.13
2003	14,556,48414.6M	180,622,688181M	0.08	12.41
2002	14,277,06114.3M	178,503,484179M	0.08	12.50
2001	14,638,92514.6M	176,301,203176M	0.08	12.04
2000	14,784,95814.8M	174,018,282174M	0.08	11.77
1999	14,399,96014.4M	171,641,543172M	0.08	11.92
1998	14,268,38714.3M	169,159,655169M	0.08	11.86
1997	14,533,71614.5M	166,661,659167M	0.09	11.47
1996	14,725,50314.7M	164,202,549164M	0.09	11.15
1995	18,336,43218.3M	161,735,073162M	0.11	8.82
1994	18,436,09818.4M	159,265,006159M	0.12	8.64
1993	18,008,28318M	156,794,577157M	0.11	8.71
1992	19,955,87420M	154,275,079154M	0.13	7.73
1991	20,127,94520.1M	151,724,256152M	0.13	7.54
1990	20,014,51220M	149,143,223149M	0.13	7.45
1989	20,041,45620M	146,502,972147M	0.14	7.31
1988	20,084,88020.1M	143,826,357144M	0.14	7.16
1987	19,859,61619.9M	141,104,944141M	0.14	7.11
1986	19,659,74419.7M	138,336,370138M	0.14	7.04
1985	18,658,96018.7M	135,515,595136M	0.14	7.26
1984	18,447,24818.4M	132,658,864133M	0.14	7.19
1983	18,121,37618.1M	129,790,077130M	0.14	7.16
1982	18,588,00018.6M	126,923,155127M	0.15	6.83
1981	19,054,00019.1M	124,063,109124M	0.15	6.51
1980	18,381,00818.4M	121,207,461121M	0.15	6.59
1979	17,806,27217.8M	118,380,821118M	0.15	6.65
1978	17,418,30417.4M	115,600,942116M	0.15	6.64
1977	18,008,59218M	112,875,292113M	0.16	6.27
1976	18,002,16018M	110,213,349110M	0.16	6.12
1975	17,828,22417.8M	107,619,565108M	0.17	6.04
1974	17,400,00017.4M	105,089,675105M	0.17	6.04
1973	17,500,00017.5M	102,600,976103M	0.17	5.86
1972	17,500,00017.5M	100,146,797100M	0.17	5.72
1971	17,643,04017.6M	97,739,27397.7M	0.18	5.54
1970	17,773,00817.8M	95,375,65195.4M	0.19	5.37
1969	17,887,00817.9M	93,045,77793M	0.19	5.20
1968	16,767,00016.8M	90,741,24090.7M	0.18	5.41
1967	16,116,00016.1M	88,446,12488.4M	0.18	5.49
1966	16,219,00016.2M	86,139,35986.1M	0.19	5.31
1965	16,100,00016.1M	83,817,58383.8M	0.19	5.21
1964	15,600,00015.6M	81,488,59581.5M	0.19	5.22
1963	15,000,00015M	79,164,23579.2M	0.19	5.28
1962	14,500,00014.5M	76,865,32376.9M	0.19	5.30
1961	14,000,00014M	74,605,44774.6M	0.19	5.33

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