Goats — Share in total livestock in Nigeria
Nigeria: Goats — Share in total livestock was 30.42 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Share in total livestock in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — share in total livestock in Nigeria is 30.42 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — share in total livestock in Nigeria peaked at 30.42 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.47 %LSU, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.81 %LSU | 1.47 %LSU | 4.58 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.13 %LSU | 5.08 %LSU | 11.38 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.44 %LSU | 12.12 %LSU | 18.46 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.43 %LSU | 18.09 %LSU | 24.06 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.77 %LSU | 24.99 %LSU | 26.23 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 29 %LSU | 26.27 %LSU | 29.79 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.04 %LSU | 29.84 %LSU | 30.42 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.74 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 331.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 35.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,172 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,852 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.96 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 37,184 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — share in total livestock in Nigeria?
- Goats — share in total livestock in Nigeria was 30.42 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.42 %LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 %LSU in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for goats — share in total livestock?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.