Goats — Share in total livestock in Jamaica

Jamaica: Goats — Share in total livestock was 16.71 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
16.71 %LSU
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
25th
of 199 countries
All-time high
20.96 %LSU
in 1962
All-time low
9.14 %LSU
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, goats — share in total livestock in Jamaica stood at 16.71 %LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — share in total livestock in Jamaica peaked at 20.96 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 9.14 %LSU, in 2003.

Jamaica ranks 25th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.92 %LSU 14.08 %LSU 20.96 %LSU 9
1970s 10.91 %LSU 10.17 %LSU 12.24 %LSU 10
1980s 11.86 %LSU 11.33 %LSU 12.38 %LSU 10
1990s 10.04 %LSU 9.58 %LSU 10.62 %LSU 10
2000s 10.83 %LSU 9.14 %LSU 13.75 %LSU 10
2010s 15.12 %LSU 14.17 %LSU 15.84 %LSU 10
2020s 16.36 %LSU 15.96 %LSU 16.71 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 22 Gambia 16.99 %LSU compare
  2. 22 Kenya 16.99 %LSU compare
  3. 24 Djibouti 16.91 %LSU compare
  4. 26 Libya 16.49 %LSU compare
  5. 27 Benin 16.41 %LSU compare
  6. 28 Zimbabwe 16.01 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goats — share in total livestock in Jamaica?
Goats — share in total livestock in Jamaica was 16.71 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 20.96 %LSU in 1962.
What is the lowest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 9.14 %LSU in 2003.
How does Jamaica rank for goats — share in total livestock?
Jamaica ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica 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.