The U.S. ranks 46th in sheep

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, in 2010 the United States had a total stock of 5,620,000 head of sheep, or 08% of the world’s total sheep stock. That is enough to make the United States rank forty-sixth out of one hundred ninety ranked countries. China ranks first, with 134,021,213 head of sheep, or 20.2% of the world’s total sheep.

The U.S. ranks 17th in sheep exports

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, in 2007 the United States ranked seventeenth in the export of sheep with 116,579 heads of sheep. Australia ranked first at 3,773,029 heads of sheep exported.

Entry prepared by Beth Gosier.