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Goats — Stocks by country

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...

Countries reporting
199
Highest
15.43 million LSU
India
Lowest
0 LSU
Tuvalu
Median
41,619 LSU
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,227

What the numbers show

Goats — Stocks is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 15.43 million LSU in India; the lowest is 0 LSU in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 41,619 LSU, and the mean is 674,359 LSU.

Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 195.2%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 100.0%).

Goats — Stocks: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 15.43 million LSU 2023 up 10.1% rising
2 China 12.95 million LSU 2023 down 5.3% rising
3 China, mainland 12.93 million LSU 2023 down 5.3% rising
4 Nigeria 8.93 million LSU 2023 up 26.3% volatile
5 Pakistan 8.47 million LSU 2023 up 30.7% volatile
6 Ethiopia 5.36 million LSU 2023 up 90.2% volatile
7 Chad 4.93 million LSU 2023 up 82.2% volatile
8 OECD 3.56 million LSU 2023 up 0.3% falling
9 Kenya 3.50 million LSU 2023 up 42.0% volatile
10 Mali 3.22 million LSU 2023 up 76.7% volatile
11 Sudan 3.14 million LSU 2023 up 1.4% flat
12 Sudan (former) 3.06 million LSU 2011 down 23.3% volatile
13 United Republic of Tanzania 2.76 million LSU 2023 up 72.3% volatile
14 Bangladesh 2.69 million LSU 2023 up 6.6% rising
15 Mongolia 2.46 million LSU 2023 up 28.0% volatile
16 Indonesia 1.96 million LSU 2023 up 6.2% rising
17 Niger 1.96 million LSU 2023 up 36.9% rising
18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.84 million LSU 2023 down 10.5% rising
19 Ethiopia PDR 1.81 million LSU 1992 up 5.1% flat
20 Uganda 1.75 million LSU 2023 up 19.9% volatile
21 South Sudan 1.61 million LSU 2023 up 19.2% rising
22 Nepal 1.45 million LSU 2023 up 48.6% rising
23 Brazil 1.29 million LSU 2023 up 46.8% rising
24 Malawi 1.26 million LSU 2023 up 134.3% volatile
25 Somalia 1.15 million LSU 2023 down 0.8% falling
26 Burkina Faso 1.08 million LSU 2023 down 19.6% volatile
27 Türkiye 1.03 million LSU 2023 up 23.3% falling
28 Yemen 998,480 LSU 2023 up 7.9% rising
29 Ghana 926,984 LSU 2023 up 61.2% volatile
30 Mexico 884,047 LSU 2023 up 2.0% falling
31 Afghanistan 803,881 LSU 2023 up 14.2% rising
32 Mauritania 725,876 LSU 2023 up 8.1% rising
33 USSR 669,200 LSU 1991 up 9.7% rising
34 Cameroon 656,072 LSU 2023 up 4.2% volatile
35 Senegal 648,840 LSU 2023 up 24.8% volatile
36 Zimbabwe 646,405 LSU 2023 up 29.3% volatile
37 Saudi Arabia 632,498 LSU 2023 up 84.4% volatile
38 Togo 585,091 LSU 2023 up 114.5% volatile
39 Morocco 563,589 LSU 2023 down 4.6% falling
40 Algeria 510,594 LSU 2023 up 4.0% rising
41 Turkmenistan 488,301 LSU 2023 up 100.5% volatile
42 Zambia 466,170 LSU 2023 up 86.5% volatile
43 Guinea 448,635 LSU 2023 up 92.9% volatile
44 Angola 439,256 LSU 2023 up 5.5% volatile
45 Australia and New Zealand 417,788 LSU 2023 up 15.1% volatile
46 Democratic Republic of the Congo 414,012 LSU 2023 up 1.7% rising
47 Argentina 412,724 LSU 2023 down 5.7% falling
48 Australia 411,693 LSU 2023 up 16.0% volatile
49 Mozambique 410,103 LSU 2023 down 9.8% volatile
50 Côte d'Ivoire 407,040 LSU 2023 up 195.2% volatile
51 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 391,065 LSU 2023 up 6.2% volatile
52 Philippines 390,248 LSU 2023 up 5.6% volatile
53 Burundi 378,340 LSU 2023 up 14.3% volatile
54 Benin 372,782 LSU 2023 up 117.2% volatile
55 Uzbekistan 358,430 LSU 2023 up 20.8% volatile
56 Caribbean 341,334 LSU 2023 down 1.0% rising
57 Viet Nam 308,833 LSU 2023 up 121.4% volatile
58 Greece 274,770 LSU 2023 down 43.9% flat
59 Libya 271,932 LSU 2023 up 4.6% rising
60 Oman 254,185 LSU 2023 up 21.9% volatile
61 United Arab Emirates 230,977 LSU 2023 up 24.8% volatile
62 Myanmar 230,000 LSU 2023 down 53.7% volatile
63 Spain 229,347 LSU 2023 down 12.1% rising
64 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 228,019 LSU 2023 down 3.8% flat
65 Syrian Arab Republic 219,238 LSU 2023 down 4.4% rising
66 Tajikistan 209,855 LSU 2023 up 14.9% rising
67 Madagascar 201,904 LSU 2023 up 37.2% rising
68 Eritrea 191,923 LSU 2023 up 6.6% rising
69 Namibia 189,645 LSU 2023 up 12.0% rising
70 Haiti 185,109 LSU 2023 down 5.1% rising
71 Peru 176,466 LSU 2023 down 8.5% falling
72 Russian Federation 174,820 LSU 2023 down 17.5% falling
73 Kazakhstan 170,570 LSU 2023 down 31.7% rising
74 Rwanda 150,394 LSU 2023 down 44.4% volatile
75 Iraq 142,569 LSU 2023 up 19.2% falling
76 Romania 142,170 LSU 2023 up 12.3% rising
77 France 127,500 LSU 2023 down 1.2% rising
78 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 119,617 LSU 2023 down 16.4% rising
79 Botswana 116,272 LSU 2023 down 24.1% rising
80 Tunisia 115,138 LSU 2023 down 7.8% rising
81 Colombia 114,824 LSU 2023 up 29.4% rising
82 Egypt 105,015 LSU 2023 down 74.7% volatile
83 Italy 98,000 LSU 2023 up 0.4% falling
84 Sierra Leone 89,766 LSU 2023 up 0.2% volatile
85 Guinea-Bissau 81,784 LSU 2023 up 9.0% volatile
86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78,696 LSU 2023 up 67.4% volatile
87 Jordan 76,663 LSU 2023 down 8.3% rising
88 Kyrgyzstan 66,292 LSU 2023 down 31.0% rising
89 Albania 64,024 LSU 2023 down 26.2% falling
90 Lesotho 62,188 LSU 2023 down 25.8% falling
91 Cuba 60,412 LSU 2023 down 3.4% volatile
92 Jamaica 59,412 LSU 2023 up 14.3% rising
93 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 56,600 LSU 2023 up 37.2% volatile
94 Lebanon 52,367 LSU 2023 down 4.8% rising
95 Eswatini 52,047 LSU 2023 up 13.6% rising
96 Djibouti 51,977 LSU 2023 up 1.1% flat
97 Thailand 48,342 LSU 2023 up 15.0% volatile
98 Ukraine 42,280 LSU 2023 down 36.4% falling
99 Azerbaijan 41,990 LSU 2023 down 34.9% rising
100 Gambia 41,619 LSU 2023 up 55.6% rising
101 Chile 40,007 LSU 2023 down 13.3% falling
102 Qatar 37,226 LSU 2023 up 57.8% volatile
103 Sri Lanka 35,055 LSU 2023 up 5.9% falling
104 Liberia 34,952 LSU 2023 up 1.3% rising
105 Malaysia 33,826 LSU 2023 down 22.2% rising
106 Portugal 33,562 LSU 2023 down 15.7% falling
107 Congo 32,671 LSU 2023 up 0.5% rising
108 Republic of Korea 32,292 LSU 2023 up 33.0% rising
109 Melanesia 28,607 LSU 2023 up 4.3% rising
110 Fiji 27,614 LSU 2023 up 9.8% rising
111 Cyprus 25,041 LSU 2022 down 7.7% rising
112 Palestine 23,124 LSU 2023 up 7.4% falling
113 Dominican Republic 22,950 LSU 2023 down 2.3% falling
114 Kuwait 21,904 LSU 2023 up 45.5% volatile
115 Bulgaria 17,495 LSU 2023 down 40.4% rising
116 Timor-Leste 17,039 LSU 2023 down 4.2% falling
117 Germany 16,260 LSU 2023 up 24.9% volatile
118 Serbia 14,708 LSU 2023 down 34.7% rising
119 Cabo Verde 14,312 LSU 2023 down 24.6% rising
120 Serbia and Montenegro 13,860 LSU 2005 down 58.4% falling
121 Republic of Moldova 13,303 LSU 2023 up 3.2% rising
122 Comoros 12,119 LSU 2023 down 0.7% rising
123 Gabon 11,762 LSU 2023 up 6.9% rising
124 Guatemala 11,606 LSU 2023 up 2.4% rising
125 Israel 11,413 LSU 2023 up 14.1% falling
126 Paraguay 11,403 LSU 2023 down 18.8% rising
127 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11,100 LSU 2023 up 13.3% rising
128 China, Taiwan Province of 10,766 LSU 2023 down 35.6% rising
129 Austria 9,694 LSU 2023 up 32.4% falling
130 North Macedonia 8,553 LSU 2023 up 14.0% rising
131 Guyana 8,298 LSU 2023 up 1.2% rising
132 Switzerland 8,126 LSU 2023 down 7.6% flat
133 Costa Rica 7,759 LSU 2023 down 3.0% volatile
134 Belgium 7,536 LSU 2022 up 109.6% rising
135 Croatia 7,300 LSU 2023 up 5.9% falling
136 Norway 7,180 LSU 2023 up 12.0% falling
137 New Zealand 6,095 LSU 2023 down 23.8% volatile
138 Poland 6,090 LSU 2023 down 25.5% falling
139 Bhutan 6,080 LSU 2023 up 54.8% rising
140 Czechoslovakia 5,934 LSU 1992 up 13.2% volatile
141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,100 LSU 2023 down 26.5% falling
142 Belarus 5,030 LSU 2023 down 26.4% rising
143 Georgia 5,020 LSU 2023 down 7.7% falling
144 Polynesia 3,357 LSU 2023 down 2.8% rising
145 Hungary 3,130 LSU 2023 down 64.8% volatile
146 Guadeloupe 3,100 LSU 2006 down 22.5% flat
147 Canada 3,007 LSU 2023 up 0.2% rising
148 Montenegro 2,922 LSU 2023 down 1.5% flat
149 Czechia 2,876 LSU 2023 up 19.6% falling
150 Ecuador 2,864 LSU 2023 down 72.5% falling
151 Antigua and Barbuda 2,718 LSU 2023 up 0.7% volatile
152 Slovenia 2,682 LSU 2023 up 1.8% rising
153 Grenada 2,500 LSU 2023 up 115.8% rising
154 Honduras 2,468 LSU 2023 down 1.3% flat
155 Bahrain 2,347 LSU 2023 up 26.8% rising
156 Mauritius 2,189 LSU 2023 down 14.8% falling
157 Armenia 2,056 LSU 2023 down 29.1% flat
158 Slovakia 2,050 LSU 2022 down 39.8% rising
159 Uruguay 1,847 LSU 2023 up 5.5% rising
160 Japan 1,756 LSU 2023 up 5.1% volatile
161 French Polynesia 1,610 LSU 2023 down 4.2% rising
162 Bahamas 1,512 LSU 2023 up 0.8% rising
163 Tonga 1,481 LSU 2023 up 11.8% rising
164 Saint Lucia 1,465 LSU 2023 up 9.1% rising
165 El Salvador 1,412 LSU 2023 down 6.8% flat
166 Lithuania 1,398 LSU 2023 up 2.8% falling
167 Trinidad and Tobago 1,350 LSU 2023 down 26.7% falling
168 Belgium-Luxembourg 1,300 LSU 1999 up 56.3% rising
169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,081 LSU 2023 up 15.6% rising
170 Latvia 1,034 LSU 2023 down 22.3% rising
171 Equatorial Guinea 995.2 LSU 2023 up 4.8% rising
172 Dominica 970.6 LSU 2023 up 0.1% rising
173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 957.8 LSU 2023 up 133.6% falling
174 Ireland 924 LSU 2022 down 10.3% falling
175 Panama 917.4 LSU 2023 up 8.6% rising
176 Martinique 810 LSU 2006 down 62.8% rising
177 Nicaragua 800.5 LSU 2023 up 8.2% rising
178 Malta 656 LSU 2023 up 42.7% volatile
179 Sao Tome and Principe 606.6 LSU 2023 up 6.4% rising
180 Seychelles 585.1 LSU 2023 up 6.4% rising
181 Finland 580 LSU 2023 up 28.6% volatile
182 Barbados 564.5 LSU 2023 up 2.6% volatile
183 Vanuatu 513.3 LSU 2023 down 69.9% rising
184 Luxembourg 509 LSU 2022 up 3.9% rising
185 Micronesia 489.3 LSU 2023 up 8.7% rising
185 Micronesia (Federated States of) 489.3 LSU 2023 up 8.7% rising
187 Suriname 411.2 LSU 2023 up 2.2% falling
188 Estonia 370 LSU 2023 down 19.6% rising
189 Brunei Darussalam 355.9 LSU 2023 down 48.8% volatile
190 Puerto Rico 333.5 LSU 2023 down 29.2% volatile
191 Papua New Guinea 314.9 LSU 2023 up 5.0% rising
192 Cook Islands 266.3 LSU 2023 down 40.6% rising
193 Iceland 183.5 LSU 2023 up 109.2% volatile
194 New Caledonia 164.8 LSU 2023 down 40.6% volatile
195 French Guiana 126.4 LSU 2006 up 28.5% rising
196 Singapore 75.3 LSU 2023 up 12.4% volatile
197 China, Hong Kong SAR 70 LSU 2023 up 2.9% rising
198 Belize 19.3 LSU 2023 up 7.2% volatile
199 Tuvalu 0 LSU 1992 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Goats — Stocks
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.