23.2M
199251.9M
1992■ Sheep ■ People
More People Than Sheep
Highest Sheep Pop.
25.3M
1966Lowest Sheep Pop.
23M
1990Max sheep per person
1.07
1961Min sheep per person
0.45
1992Summary
The sheep population of Ethiopia PDR fell from 23,500,000 in 1961 to 23,200,000 in 1992 — a 1% decrease over six decades. The flock peaked at 25,275,200 in 1966. In 1992, there was 1 sheep for every 2.2 people.
Fun Sheep Fact
Ethiopia's Awassi and Menz sheep have such thick wool they could literally keep you warm through the harsh highlands. You could say Ethiopian shepherds really know how to raise the baa-r for quality fleece!
Sheep Population (1961-2021)
Sheep & People (% of combined)
Year by Year
| Year | Sheep | People | Sheep per person | Persons per sheep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23,200,00023.2M | 51,853,74751.9M | 0.45 | 2.24 |
| 1991 | 23,000,00023M | 49,717,19849.7M | 0.46 | 2.16 |
| 1990 | 22,960,00023M | 47,609,75547.6M | 0.48 | 2.07 |
| 1989 | 24,000,00024M | 45,879,69045.9M | 0.52 | 1.91 |
| 1988 | 24,000,00024M | 44,150,82544.2M | 0.54 | 1.84 |
| 1987 | 24,000,00024M | 42,460,03942.5M | 0.57 | 1.77 |
| 1986 | 23,000,00023M | 41,037,65641M | 0.56 | 1.78 |
| 1985 | 23,000,00023M | 39,842,13639.8M | 0.58 | 1.73 |
| 1984 | 23,100,00023.1M | 38,735,72238.7M | 0.60 | 1.68 |
| 1983 | 23,221,00823.2M | 37,740,81737.7M | 0.62 | 1.63 |
| 1982 | 23,350,00023.4M | 36,701,29036.7M | 0.64 | 1.57 |
| 1981 | 23,300,00023.3M | 35,304,01235.3M | 0.66 | 1.52 |
| 1980 | 23,250,00023.3M | 34,428,51434.4M | 0.68 | 1.48 |
| 1979 | 23,200,00023.2M | 34,238,65234.2M | 0.68 | 1.48 |
| 1978 | 23,150,00023.2M | 33,734,59233.7M | 0.69 | 1.46 |
| 1977 | 23,100,00023.1M | 33,167,27233.2M | 0.70 | 1.44 |
| 1976 | 23,065,00823.1M | 32,534,41832.5M | 0.71 | 1.41 |
| 1975 | 23,078,00023.1M | 31,723,25231.7M | 0.73 | 1.37 |
| 1974 | 23,459,00823.5M | 30,957,27331M | 0.76 | 1.32 |
| 1973 | 24,010,00024M | 30,166,78530.2M | 0.80 | 1.26 |
| 1972 | 23,000,00023M | 29,374,60829.4M | 0.78 | 1.28 |
| 1971 | 23,930,00023.9M | 28,600,10628.6M | 0.84 | 1.20 |
| 1970 | 24,000,00024M | 27,829,12827.8M | 0.86 | 1.16 |
| 1969 | 24,300,00024.3M | 27,072,57127.1M | 0.90 | 1.11 |
| 1968 | 24,740,00024.7M | 26,337,93026.3M | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| 1967 | 25,000,00025M | 25,620,27625.6M | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| 1966 | 25,275,20025.3M | 24,952,68925M | 1.01 | 0.99 |
| 1965 | 24,950,70425M | 24,310,61224.3M | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 1964 | 24,639,60024.6M | 23,666,54823.7M | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 1963 | 24,249,90424.2M | 23,051,63723.1M | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 1962 | 23,872,09623.9M | 22,465,12622.5M | 1.06 | 0.94 |
| 1961 | 23,500,00023.5M | 21,906,10221.9M | 1.07 | 0.93 |
