Goats — Stocks in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Goats — Stocks was 19.89 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
19.89 million LSU
Change on year
up 4.9%
Rank
10th
of 35 groups
All-time high
19.89 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
4.46 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Goats — Stocks in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, goats — stocks in Eastern Africa stood at 19.89 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Eastern Africa peaked at 19.89 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.46 million LSU, in 1961.

That places Eastern Africa 10th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.67 million LSU 4.46 million LSU 4.85 million LSU 9
1970s 5.10 million LSU 4.79 million LSU 5.68 million LSU 10
1980s 6.21 million LSU 5.63 million LSU 7.01 million LSU 10
1990s 6.29 million LSU 5.72 million LSU 6.91 million LSU 10
2000s 8.46 million LSU 6.55 million LSU 10.94 million LSU 10
2010s 14.16 million LSU 11.26 million LSU 18.70 million LSU 10
2020s 19.08 million LSU 18.30 million LSU 19.89 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 7 Chad 4.93 million LSU compare
  2. 8 OECD 3.56 million LSU compare
  3. 9 Kenya 3.50 million LSU compare
  4. 10 Mali 3.22 million LSU compare
  5. 11 Sudan 3.14 million LSU compare
  6. 12 Sudan (former) 3.06 million LSU compare
  7. 13 United Republic of Tanzania 2.76 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goats — stocks in Eastern Africa?
Goats — stocks in Eastern Africa was 19.89 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 19.89 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 4.46 million LSU in 1961.
How does Eastern Africa rank for goats — stocks?
Eastern Africa ranks 10th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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

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.