Goats — Stocks in Gambia
Gambia: Goats — Stocks was 41,619 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Gambia is 41,619 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Gambia peaked at 41,619 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,396 LSU, in 1963.
That places Gambia 90th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Gambia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,800 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 10,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 9,396 LSU | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 9,500 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 9,700 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 9,860 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 10,260 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 10,670 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 11,100 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 11,500 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 12,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 12,500 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 13,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 13,500 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 14,000 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 14,400 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 14,900 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 15,400 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 15,800 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 16,200 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 16,500 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 16,800 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 17,100 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 18,700 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 19,400 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 19,700 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 20,400 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 19,009 LSU | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 21,000 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 17,965 LSU | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 19,088 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 18,515 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 17,960 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 17,421 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 16,898 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 16,391 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 15,900 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 15,423 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 14,960 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 14,511 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 22,840 LSU | +57.4% |
| 2002 | 26,196 LSU | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 29,700 LSU | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 28,700 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 29,600 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 30,500 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 37,100 LSU | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 37,400 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 38,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 35,200 LSU | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 30,388 LSU | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 31,213 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 26,744 LSU | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 35,984 LSU | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 36,890 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 33,875 LSU | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 32,959 LSU | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 34,892 LSU | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 36,513 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 37,823 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 39,185 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 40,595 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 41,619 LSU | +2.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 41,619 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 901,180 LSU, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 41,619 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +57.4% | 14,511 LSU | 22,840 LSU |
| 2014 | +34.6% | 26,744 LSU | 35,984 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,032 LSU | 9,396 LSU | 11,100 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,700 LSU | 11,500 LSU | 15,800 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,481 LSU | 16,200 LSU | 21,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,052 LSU | 14,960 LSU | 19,088 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,455 LSU | 14,511 LSU | 38,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,466 LSU | 26,744 LSU | 36,890 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,806 LSU | 37,823 LSU | 41,619 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % 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 -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Gambia?
- Goats — stocks in Gambia was 41,619 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 41,619 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,396 LSU in 1963.
- How does Gambia rank for goats — stocks?
- Gambia ranks 90th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.