Goats — Share in total livestock in Benin

Benin: Goats — Share in total livestock was 16.41 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
16.41 %LSU
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
27th
of 199 countries
All-time high
17.75 %LSU
in 2021
All-time low
9.58 %LSU
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

05101520196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for goats — share in total livestock in Benin is 16.41 %LSU, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — share in total livestock in Benin peaked at 17.75 %LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.58 %LSU, in 2003.

That places Benin 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.05 %LSU 11.19 %LSU 13.13 %LSU 9
1970s 11.66 %LSU 10.77 %LSU 12.42 %LSU 10
1980s 11.39 %LSU 9.95 %LSU 12.2 %LSU 10
1990s 10.48 %LSU 9.69 %LSU 11.29 %LSU 10
2000s 10.12 %LSU 9.58 %LSU 10.97 %LSU 10
2010s 10.62 %LSU 10.44 %LSU 10.82 %LSU 10
2020s 16.86 %LSU 16.15 %LSU 17.75 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 24 Djibouti 16.91 %LSU compare
  2. 25 Jamaica 16.71 %LSU compare
  3. 26 Libya 16.49 %LSU compare
  4. 28 Zimbabwe 16.01 %LSU compare
  5. 29 Uganda 15.48 %LSU compare
  6. 30 Liberia 15.26 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goats — share in total livestock in Benin?
Goats — share in total livestock in Benin was 16.41 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 17.75 %LSU in 2021.
What is the lowest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 9.58 %LSU in 2003.
How does Benin rank for goats — share in total livestock?
Benin ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Benin 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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About this data

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

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.