Agriculture — regional comparison

Sheep and goat herd: ranking of regions, 2024

Comparison of 84 federal subjects of the Russian Federation by «Sheep and goat herd» for 2024. The largest values are in: Republic of Dagestan (4 852 thousand head), Republic of Kalmykia (1 411 thousand head), Astrakhan Oblast (1 293 thousand head). The smallest value is in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — 0,007 thousand head. The Russia-wide figure is 19 138 thousand head.

Regions by indicator magnitude (84 regions)

No.	Region	thousand head
1	Republic of Dagestan	4 852
2	Republic of Kalmykia	1 411
3	Astrakhan Oblast	1 293
4	Karachay-Cherkess Republic	1 109
5	Stavropol Krai	1 072
6	Volgograd Oblast	971,8
7	Rostov Oblast	778,4
8	Tyva Republic	696,7
9	Republic of Bashkortostan	491,2
10	Kabardino-Balkarian Republic	477,4
11	Saratov Oblast	440
12	Republic of Ingushetia	354,3
13	Republic of Khakassia	313,7
14	Chechen Republic	308,6
15	Altai Republic	305,4
16	Orenburg Oblast	296,5
17	Republic of Buryatia	291,6
18	Republic of Tatarstan	281,4
19	Zabaykalsky Krai	272,3
20	Krasnodar Krai	221,2
21	Omsk Oblast	197,7
22	Kursk Oblast	148,5
23	Republic of Crimea	140,1
24	Chuvash Republic	138,6
25	Samara Oblast	133,3
26	Altai Krai	132,4
27	Novosibirsk Oblast	131,4
28	Tyumen Oblast	125,1
29	Voronezh Oblast	122,6
30	Chelyabinsk Oblast	111
31	Kurgan Oblast	106
32	Irkutsk Oblast	83
33	Republic of North Ossetia – Alania	80,5
34	Penza Oblast	77,9
35	Kaliningrad Oblast	69
36	Moscow Oblast	63,5
37	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	63,4
38	Lipetsk Oblast	61,2
39	Republic of Adygea	58,8
40	Sverdlovsk Oblast	50
41	Belgorod Oblast	48,8
42	Kemerovo Oblast – Kuzbass	44,1
43	Tambov Oblast	43,1
44	Udmurt Republic	41
45	Ryazan Oblast	40,7
46	Oryol Oblast	40,5
47	Ulyanovsk Oblast	39,3
48	Krasnoyarsk Krai	37,8
49	Perm Krai	35,3
50	Tula Oblast	33,2
51	Leningrad Oblast	32,1
52	Kaluga Oblast	29,3
53	Tver Oblast	28,1
54	Kirov Oblast	26,8
55	Republic of Mordovia	25,8
56	Yaroslavl Oblast	23,2
57	Primorsky Krai	21,9
58	Pskov Oblast	21,6
59	Mari El Republic	21,2
60	Vladimir Oblast	20,7
61	Smolensk Oblast	20,7
62	Bryansk Oblast	20,1
63	Tomsk Oblast	17,7
64	Ivanovo Oblast	17,7
65	Novgorod Oblast	13,7
66	Kostroma Oblast	11,1
67	Amur Oblast	8,566
68	Komi Republic	7,897
69	Khabarovsk Krai	6,366
70	Vologda Oblast	5,579
71	Sakhalin Oblast	4,486
72	Arkhangelsk Oblast	4,154
73	Republic of Karelia	3,537
74	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra	3,229
75	Jewish Autonomous Oblast	2,443
76	Kamchatka Krai	1,909
77	Sevastopol	1,604
78	Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)	1,27
79	Moscow	0,796
80	Magadan Oblast	0,468
81	Murmansk Oblast	0,372
82	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	0,353
83	Nenets Autonomous Okrug	0,144
84	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	0,007

Questions and answers

Which region has the largest value for «Sheep and goat herd»?

As of 2024, the largest value is in Republic of Dagestan — 4 852 thousand head.

Which region has the smallest value?

The smallest value is in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — 0,007 thousand head.

Which year do the figures cover, and where do they come from?

Figures for 2024 from the Rosstat yearbook "Regions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators".

On the regions map

The same indicator on an interactive map of Russia — region colours by value, year slider: open the «Sheep and goat herd» map.

Other indicators in «Agriculture»

• Agricultural production indices — crop output
• Agricultural production indices — livestock output
• Agricultural production indices — total
• Forest fires on forest fund and other land — number of fires
• Forest fires on forest fund and other land — burned forest land area
• Forest resources — forest cover of territory
• Forest resources — total growing stock
• Forest resources — forested area
• Forest resources — area of forest fund and other forested land categories
• Reforestation
• Milk yield per cow in agricultural organizations
• Key financial indicators of crop and livestock organizations — balanced financial result, crop farming

Data source

Rosstat yearbook "Regions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators". Values for 2024, units: thousand head. Each region has a page with the full indicator series since 1990.