Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area by country
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available...
Countries reporting
182
Highest
0.59 LSU/ha
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
0 LSU/ha
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
0.01 LSU/ha
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,227
What the numbers show
Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 0.59 LSU/ha in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0 LSU/ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.01 LSU/ha, and the mean is 0.0497 LSU/ha.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Kitts and Nevis (up 128.6%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 0.59 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Qatar | 0.5 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 0.39 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 4 | Seychelles | 0.38 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Grenada | 0.31 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.3 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 0.29 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 7 | Bahrain | 0.29 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 0.24 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Malawi | 0.21 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Cyprus | 0.2 LSU/ha | 2022 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 12 | Burundi | 0.18 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 13 | Oman | 0.17 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.16 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Kuwait | 0.15 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 0.15 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Togo | 0.15 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.15 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 0.14 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Jamaica | 0.14 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 21 | Nigeria | 0.13 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Bahamas | 0.12 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 22 | Kenya | 0.12 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Uganda | 0.12 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Central African Republic | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Singapore | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 27 | Haiti | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 27 | Chad | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Comoros | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Fiji | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 30 | India | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 33 | Lebanon | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Rwanda | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Réunion | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2006 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 38 | Cameroon | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 38 | Ghana | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Gambia | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 38 | Jordan | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 38 | Mali | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Senegal | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Guadeloupe | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2006 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 46 | Albania | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 46 | Barbados | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Palestine | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 46 | South Sudan | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 50 | French Polynesia | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | Dominica | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | Indonesia | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | Niger | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 53 | Eswatini | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | Tonga | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | Yemen | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 60 | Djibouti | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 60 | Egypt | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 72.7% | rising |
| 60 | Eritrea | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 60 | Lesotho | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 60 | Mauritius | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 60 | Philippines | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Sudan | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Somalia | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 60 | Martinique | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2006 | down 57.1% | rising |
| 60 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Ethiopia PDR | 0.03 LSU/ha | 1992 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Afghanistan | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | China (People's Republic of) | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 72 | Guinea | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Iraq | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 72 | Israel | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 72 | Liberia | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Libya | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Morocco | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 72 | Myanmar | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Mongolia | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritania | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Zambia | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Sudan (former) | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2011 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Republic of Korea | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 72 | China, mainland | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 90 | Angola | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Belgium | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Brazil | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Bhutan | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Switzerland | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Cuba | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Algeria | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Spain | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Gabon | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Guyana | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Italy | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Mexico | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Montenegro | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Mozambique | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Norway | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Peru | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Portugal | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Romania | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Suriname | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Tunisia | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | South Africa | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | French Guiana | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 90 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 122 | Argentina | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Armenia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Australia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Austria | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Belarus | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Belize | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Botswana | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Canada | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Chile | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Congo | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Colombia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Czechia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Germany | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Ecuador | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Estonia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Finland | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | France | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Georgia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Guatemala | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Honduras | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Croatia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Hungary | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Ireland | 0 LSU/ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 122 | Iceland | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Japan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Lithuania | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Luxembourg | 0 LSU/ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 122 | Latvia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Madagascar | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Malaysia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Namibia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | New Caledonia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | New Zealand | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Panama | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Poland | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Paraguay | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Saudi Arabia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | El Salvador | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Serbia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Slovak Republic | 0 LSU/ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 122 | Slovenia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Thailand | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Tuvalu | 0 LSU/ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Ukraine | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Uruguay | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Vanuatu | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 122 | USSR | 0 LSU/ha | 1991 | — | flat |
| 122 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 LSU/ha | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | OECD | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Czechoslovakia | 0 LSU/ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Russian Federation | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 LSU/ha | 1999 | — | flat |
| 122 | Australia and New Zealand | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.05 LSU/ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.05 LSU/ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.04 LSU/ha
- World 0.02 LSU/ha
- European Union (27) 0.01 LSU/ha
- Americas 0 LSU/ha
- Northern America 0 LSU/ha
- Western Europe 0 LSU/ha
- Northern Europe 0 LSU/ha
- United States of America 0 LSU/ha
About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.