Goats — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Goats — Share in total livestock was 13.36 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — share in total livestock in Middle Africa stood at 13.36 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — share in total livestock in Middle Africa peaked at 14.36 %LSU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.86 %LSU, in 1965.
Middle Africa ranks 7th of 42 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.36 %LSU | 8.86 %LSU | 9.74 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.84 %LSU | 9.55 %LSU | 11.87 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.06 %LSU | 10.73 %LSU | 11.75 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.62 %LSU | 11.91 %LSU | 12.98 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.37 %LSU | 12.93 %LSU | 13.75 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.87 %LSU | 13.56 %LSU | 14.36 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.49 %LSU | 13.36 %LSU | 13.6 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 1,530 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 1.37 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 354,880 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — share in total livestock in Middle Africa?
- Goats — share in total livestock in Middle Africa was 13.36 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.36 %LSU in 2011.
- What is the lowest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.86 %LSU in 1965.
- How does Middle Africa rank for goats — share in total livestock?
- Middle Africa ranks 7th out of 42 regions with data for 2023.
- Is goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.