Goats — Share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania: Goats — Share in total livestock was 11.88 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.88 %LSU
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 20 countries
All-time high
12.59 %LSU
in 1998
All-time low
6.27 %LSU
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Goats — Share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for goats — share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania is 11.88 %LSU, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 12.59 %LSU in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.27 %LSU, in 1975.

That places United Republic of Tanzania 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Goats — Share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Goats — Share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 9.09 %LSU
1962 9.02 %LSU -0.8%
1963 8.74 %LSU -3.1%
1964 7.77 %LSU -11.1%
1965 7.25 %LSU -6.7%
1966 7.77 %LSU +7.2%
1967 7.67 %LSU -1.3%
1968 7.58 %LSU -1.2%
1969 7.51 %LSU -0.9%
1970 7.43 %LSU -1.1%
1971 7.36 %LSU -0.9%
1972 7.3 %LSU -0.8%
1973 6.29 %LSU -13.8%
1974 6.28 %LSU -0.2%
1975 6.27 %LSU -0.2%
1976 7.62 %LSU +21.5%
1977 7.6 %LSU -0.3%
1978 7.58 %LSU -0.3%
1979 7.57 %LSU -0.1%
1980 7.57 %LSU +0.0%
1981 7.68 %LSU +1.5%
1982 7.69 %LSU +0.1%
1983 7.72 %LSU +0.4%
1984 8.66 %LSU +12.2%
1985 9.51 %LSU +9.8%
1986 9.73 %LSU +2.3%
1987 9.95 %LSU +2.3%
1988 10.16 %LSU +2.1%
1989 10.39 %LSU +2.3%
1990 10.59 %LSU +1.9%
1991 10.81 %LSU +2.1%
1992 11.04 %LSU +2.1%
1993 11.27 %LSU +2.1%
1994 11.58 %LSU +2.8%
1995 11.09 %LSU -4.2%
1996 12.09 %LSU +9.0%
1997 12.34 %LSU +2.1%
1998 12.59 %LSU +2.0%
1999 11.02 %LSU -12.5%
2000 11.52 %LSU +4.5%
2001 11.51 %LSU -0.1%
2002 11.51 %LSU +0.0%
2003 11.45 %LSU -0.5%
2004 11.65 %LSU +1.7%
2005 11.44 %LSU -1.8%
2006 11.51 %LSU +0.6%
2007 11.81 %LSU +2.6%
2008 11.73 %LSU -0.7%
2009 11.57 %LSU -1.4%
2010 11.5 %LSU -0.6%
2011 11.42 %LSU -0.7%
2012 11.01 %LSU -3.6%
2013 10.57 %LSU -4.0%
2014 10.47 %LSU -0.9%
2015 11.06 %LSU +5.6%
2016 11.33 %LSU +2.4%
2017 11.72 %LSU +3.4%
2018 11.69 %LSU -0.3%
2019 11.82 %LSU +1.1%
2020 11.79 %LSU -0.3%
2021 11.83 %LSU +0.3%
2022 11.85 %LSU +0.2%
2023 11.88 %LSU +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.04 %LSU 7.25 %LSU 9.09 %LSU 9
1970s 7.13 %LSU 6.27 %LSU 7.62 %LSU 10
1980s 8.91 %LSU 7.57 %LSU 10.39 %LSU 10
1990s 11.44 %LSU 10.59 %LSU 12.59 %LSU 10
2000s 11.57 %LSU 11.44 %LSU 11.81 %LSU 10
2010s 11.26 %LSU 10.47 %LSU 11.82 %LSU 10
2020s 11.84 %LSU 11.79 %LSU 11.88 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania

  1. 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 22.82 %LSU compare
  2. 2 Nigeria 30.42 %LSU compare
  3. 3 Malawi 28.63 %LSU compare
  4. 4 Antigua and Barbuda 28.16 %LSU compare
  5. 5 Côte d'Ivoire 13.25 %LSU compare
  6. 5 Oman 27.89 %LSU compare
  7. 6 Burundi 27.38 %LSU compare
  8. 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8.29 %LSU compare
  9. 7 Comoros 25.57 %LSU compare
  10. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 7.61 %LSU compare
  11. 8 Ghana 24.41 %LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goats — share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania?
Goats — share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania was 11.88 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest goats — share in total livestock recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 12.59 %LSU in 1998.
What is the lowest goats — share in total livestock recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 6.27 %LSU in 1975.
How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for goats — share in total livestock?
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
Is goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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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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.