Goats — Share in total livestock in Central America
Central America: Goats — Share in total livestock was 1.48 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Share in total livestock in Central America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Central America recorded 1.48 %LSU for goats — share in total livestock in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — share in total livestock in Central America peaked at 3.5 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.48 %LSU, in 2023.
That places Central America 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Share in total livestock in Central America, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.5 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 3.45 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 3.36 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 3.21 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 3.11 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 2.97 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 2.89 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 2.81 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 2.75 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 2.55 %LSU | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 2.5 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 2.58 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 2.55 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 2.47 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.37 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 2.29 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.23 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.23 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.25 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 2.27 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.3 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.33 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 2.17 %LSU | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 2.09 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.37 %LSU | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 2.16 %LSU | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 2.27 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 2.21 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 2.17 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.23 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 2.18 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 2.11 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 2.18 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.16 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.17 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.09 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.93 %LSU | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 1.96 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.97 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.88 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.85 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.89 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.85 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.82 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.8 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.78 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.77 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.76 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.74 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.72 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.71 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.67 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.64 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.62 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.59 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.57 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.55 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.54 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.53 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.5 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.48 %LSU | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.12 %LSU | 2.75 %LSU | 3.5 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4 %LSU | 2.23 %LSU | 2.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.23 %LSU | 2.09 %LSU | 2.37 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1 %LSU | 1.93 %LSU | 2.23 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 %LSU | 1.74 %LSU | 1.89 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 %LSU | 1.54 %LSU | 1.72 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 %LSU | 1.48 %LSU | 1.53 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 17 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.83 %LSU compare
- 17 Central African Republic 18.53 %LSU compare
- 17 Viet Nam 1.83 %LSU compare
- 17 Caribbean 2.99 %LSU compare
- 18 Mauritania 17.66 %LSU compare
- 19 Botswana 17.11 %LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 1.56 %LSU compare
- 20 Gambia 16.99 %LSU compare
- 20 Kenya 16.99 %LSU compare
- 20 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.83 %LSU compare
- 22 Djibouti 16.91 %LSU compare
- 23 Jamaica 16.71 %LSU compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 29.08 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — share in total livestock in Central America?
- Goats — share in total livestock in Central America was 1.48 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Central America rank for goats — share in total livestock?
- Central America ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America 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
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.