Goats — Stocks in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Goats — Stocks was 803,881 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks in Afghanistan stood at 803,881 LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Afghanistan peaked at 803,881 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 194,400 LSU, in 1986.
That places Afghanistan 28th out of 183 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 — Stocks in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 420,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 408,727 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 380,000 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 350,000 LSU | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 320,000 LSU | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 320,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 320,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 318,700 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 300,000 LSU | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 320,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 310,000 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 200,000 LSU | -35.5% |
| 1973 | 245,000 LSU | +22.5% |
| 1974 | 275,000 LSU | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 300,000 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 300,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 300,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 300,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 288,500 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 285,000 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 290,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 290,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 270,000 LSU | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 250,000 LSU | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 225,000 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 194,400 LSU | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 230,000 LSU | +18.3% |
| 1988 | 265,000 LSU | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 300,000 LSU | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 335,000 LSU | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 370,000 LSU | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 405,000 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 440,000 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 475,000 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 538,909 LSU | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 460,850 LSU | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 553,050 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 659,946 LSU | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 737,289 LSU | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 730,000 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 500,300 LSU | -31.5% |
| 2002 | 728,100 LSU | +45.5% |
| 2003 | 742,500 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 764,800 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 697,700 LSU | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 674,600 LSU | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 538,700 LSU | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 638,600 LSU | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 581,000 LSU | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 678,900 LSU | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 763,500 LSU | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 731,100 LSU | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 703,700 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 705,900 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 772,300 LSU | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 744,800 LSU | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 759,800 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 776,143 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 788,200 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 774,271 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 785,573 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 795,533 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 803,881 LSU | +1.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 803,881 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 901,180 LSU, 89% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 803,881 LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 115,138 LSU, 7.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 348,603 LSU | 300,000 LSU | 420,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 283,850 LSU | 200,000 LSU | 320,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 259,940 LSU | 194,400 LSU | 300,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 497,504 LSU | 335,000 LSU | 737,289 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 659,630 LSU | 500,300 LSU | 764,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 742,434 LSU | 678,900 LSU | 788,200 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 789,814 LSU | 774,271 LSU | 803,881 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Afghanistan?
- Goats — stocks in Afghanistan was 803,881 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 803,881 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 194,400 LSU in 1986.
- How does Afghanistan rank for goats — stocks?
- Afghanistan ranks 28th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — Stocks. 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.