Goats — Stocks in Kenya
Kenya: Goats — Stocks was 3.50 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks in Kenya stood at 3.50 million LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Kenya peaked at 3.60 million LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 390,000 LSU, in 1974.
Kenya ranks 9th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 470,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 492,300 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 510,000 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 532,900 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 530,000 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 530,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 533,000 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 500,000 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 433,400 LSU | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 422,790 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 415,000 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 405,000 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 400,000 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 390,000 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 426,090 LSU | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 434,000 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 600,000 LSU | +38.2% |
| 1978 | 790,000 LSU | +31.7% |
| 1979 | 828,200 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 800,000 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 700,000 LSU | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 720,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 777,520 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 685,439 LSU | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 750,000 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 813,175 LSU | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 701,010 LSU | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 965,662 LSU | +37.8% |
| 1989 | 980,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.02 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 990,508 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.03 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.05 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.05 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.04 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.09 million LSU | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 967,438 LSU | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 1.10 million LSU | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 1.00 million LSU | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million LSU | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.13 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.19 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.34 million LSU | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 1.39 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million LSU | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 2.79 million LSU | +173.5% |
| 2008 | 2.90 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.77 million LSU | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.82 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.89 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.22 million LSU | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 2.46 million LSU | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 2.73 million LSU | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 2.51 million LSU | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 2.67 million LSU | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 2.57 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.67 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 3.50 million LSU | +31.0% |
| 2020 | 3.60 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.26 million LSU | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 3.06 million LSU | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 3.50 million LSU | +14.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 3.50 million LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 219,928 LSU, 15.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 3.50 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 7.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +173.5% | 1.02 million LSU | 2.79 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 503,511 LSU | 433,400 LSU | 533,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 511,108 LSU | 390,000 LSU | 828,200 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 789,281 LSU | 685,439 LSU | 980,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 million LSU | 967,438 LSU | 1.10 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 million LSU | 1.00 million LSU | 2.90 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.70 million LSU | 2.22 million LSU | 3.50 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 million LSU | 3.06 million LSU | 3.60 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 6 Ethiopia 5.36 million LSU compare
- 6 Türkiye 1.03 million LSU compare
- 7 Chad 4.93 million LSU compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 414,012 LSU compare
- 8 OECD 3.56 million LSU compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 391,065 LSU compare
- 10 Mali 3.22 million LSU compare
- 10 Viet Nam 308,833 LSU compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 228,019 LSU compare
- 11 Sudan 3.14 million LSU compare
- 12 Sudan (former) 3.06 million LSU compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 219,238 LSU compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Kenya?
- Goats — stocks in Kenya was 3.50 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.60 million LSU in 2020.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 390,000 LSU in 1974.
- How does Kenya rank for goats — stocks?
- Kenya ranks 9th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.