What is goats — share in total livestock in Africa?

Goats — share in total livestock in Africa was 14.1 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Africa?

The highest recorded value was 14.1 %LSU in 2023.

What is the lowest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 8.5 %LSU in 1973.

How does Africa rank for goats — share in total livestock?

Africa ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.

Is goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Africa data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Goats — Share in total livestock in Africa

Name: Goats — Share in total livestock in Africa
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Africa: Goats — Share in total livestock was 14.1 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

14.1 %LSU

Change on year

up 0.2%

Rank

4th

of 31 groups

All-time high

14.1 %LSU

in 2023

All-time low

8.5 %LSU

in 1973

Years of data

1961–2023

Goats — Share in total livestock in Africa, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

Africa recorded 14.1 %LSU for goats — share in total livestock in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — share in total livestock in Africa peaked at 14.1 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.5 %LSU, in 1973.

That places Africa 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Goats — Share in total livestock in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Goats — Share in total livestock in Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year	%LSU	Change
1961	8.69 %LSU	—
1962	8.63 %LSU	-0.7%
1963	8.72 %LSU	+1.0%
1964	8.62 %LSU	-1.1%
1965	8.6 %LSU	-0.2%
1966	8.72 %LSU	+1.4%
1967	8.81 %LSU	+1.0%
1968	8.81 %LSU	+0.0%
1969	8.78 %LSU	-0.3%
1970	8.81 %LSU	+0.3%
1971	8.74 %LSU	-0.8%
1972	8.78 %LSU	+0.5%
1973	8.5 %LSU	-3.2%
1974	8.57 %LSU	+0.8%
1975	8.72 %LSU	+1.8%
1976	8.87 %LSU	+1.7%
1977	9.01 %LSU	+1.6%
1978	9.27 %LSU	+2.9%
1979	9.2 %LSU	-0.8%
1980	9.36 %LSU	+1.7%
1981	9.32 %LSU	-0.4%
1982	9.34 %LSU	+0.2%
1983	9.49 %LSU	+1.6%
1984	9.4 %LSU	-0.9%
1985	9.54 %LSU	+1.5%
1986	9.74 %LSU	+2.1%
1987	10.05 %LSU	+3.2%
1988	10.28 %LSU	+2.3%
1989	10.36 %LSU	+0.8%
1990	10.2 %LSU	-1.5%
1991	10.33 %LSU	+1.3%
1992	10.27 %LSU	-0.6%
1993	10.56 %LSU	+2.8%
1994	11.02 %LSU	+4.4%
1995	11.16 %LSU	+1.3%
1996	11.33 %LSU	+1.5%
1997	11.41 %LSU	+0.7%
1998	11.4 %LSU	-0.1%
1999	11.33 %LSU	-0.6%
2000	11.61 %LSU	+2.5%
2001	11.86 %LSU	+2.2%
2002	11.87 %LSU	+0.1%
2003	11.98 %LSU	+0.9%
2004	12.28 %LSU	+2.5%
2005	12.3 %LSU	+0.2%
2006	12.18 %LSU	-1.0%
2007	12.56 %LSU	+3.1%
2008	12.65 %LSU	+0.7%
2009	12.66 %LSU	+0.1%
2010	12.74 %LSU	+0.6%
2011	12.76 %LSU	+0.2%
2012	12.81 %LSU	+0.4%
2013	13.1 %LSU	+2.3%
2014	13.12 %LSU	+0.2%
2015	13 %LSU	-0.9%
2016	13.11 %LSU	+0.8%
2017	13.4 %LSU	+2.2%
2018	13.62 %LSU	+1.6%
2019	14.05 %LSU	+3.2%
2020	13.97 %LSU	-0.6%
2021	13.85 %LSU	-0.9%
2022	14.07 %LSU	+1.6%
2023	14.1 %LSU	+0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	8.71 %LSU	8.6 %LSU	8.81 %LSU	9
1970s	8.85 %LSU	8.5 %LSU	9.27 %LSU	10
1980s	9.69 %LSU	9.32 %LSU	10.36 %LSU	10
1990s	10.9 %LSU	10.2 %LSU	11.41 %LSU	10
2000s	12.2 %LSU	11.61 %LSU	12.66 %LSU	10
2010s	13.17 %LSU	12.74 %LSU	14.05 %LSU	10
2020s	14 %LSU	13.85 %LSU	14.1 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Africa

1 Cabo Verde 24.37 %LSU compare
1 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 26.51 %LSU compare
1 Togo 36.03 %LSU compare
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 22.82 %LSU compare
2 Nigeria 30.42 %LSU compare
3 Malawi 28.63 %LSU compare
4 Antigua and Barbuda 28.16 %LSU compare
5 Côte d'Ivoire 13.25 %LSU compare
5 Oman 27.89 %LSU compare
5 United Republic of Tanzania 11.88 %LSU compare
6 Burundi 27.38 %LSU compare
6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8.29 %LSU compare
7 Comoros 25.57 %LSU compare
7 Syrian Arab Republic 7.61 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

More environment data for Africa

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)

All data for Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is goats — share in total livestock in Africa?: Goats — share in total livestock in Africa was 14.1 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Africa?: The highest recorded value was 14.1 %LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 8.5 %LSU in 1973.
How does Africa rank for goats — share in total livestock?: Africa ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Goats — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 234 places, 13,227 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.