Goats β Share in total livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Goats β Share in total livestock was 15.07 %LSU in 2023. β² Rising
Goats β Share in total livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961β2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 15.07 %LSU for goats β share in total livestock in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats β share in total livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 15.07 %LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.5 %LSU, in 1973.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 5th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.62 %LSU | 8.52 %LSU | 8.72 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.92 %LSU | 8.5 %LSU | 9.46 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.15 %LSU | 9.63 %LSU | 11.02 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.25 %LSU | 10.65 %LSU | 11.78 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.82 %LSU | 12.15 %LSU | 13.38 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.12 %LSU | 13.42 %LSU | 15.05 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.98 %LSU | 14.82 %LSU | 15.07 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 Β°C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 704,021 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats β share in total livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Goats β share in total livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa was 15.07 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats β share in total livestock recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.07 %LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest goats β share in total livestock recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 %LSU in 1973.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for goats β share in total livestock?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is goats β share in total livestock rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats β 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.