Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Middle Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 0.04 LSU/ha for goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Middle Africa peaked at 0.04 LSU/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 LSU/ha, in 1961.
Middle Africa ranks 6th of 20 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1969 | 0.01 LSU/ha | — |
| 1970 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.013 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.022 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.033 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Middle Africa?
- Goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Middle Africa was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Middle Africa ranks 6th out of 20 regions with data for 2023.
- Is goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.