Goats — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Goats — Stocks was 41.11 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 41.11 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 41.11 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.71 million LSU, in 1961.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.71 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 8.86 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 9.04 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 9.14 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 9.33 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 9.38 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 9.64 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 9.86 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 9.89 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 10.05 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 10.15 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 10.07 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 9.94 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 10.11 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 10.50 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 10.89 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 11.16 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 11.56 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 11.77 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 11.61 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 11.90 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 12.30 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 12.45 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 12.49 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 12.83 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 13.12 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 13.72 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 14.30 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 14.75 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 15.20 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 15.58 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 15.97 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 16.20 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 17.36 million LSU | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 18.09 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 18.75 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 19.49 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 20.15 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 20.45 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 20.74 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 21.01 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 21.62 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 22.03 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 22.77 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 23.29 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.72 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 24.56 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 25.73 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 26.36 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 27.22 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 26.98 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 29.30 million LSU | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 30.50 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 31.22 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 32.23 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 33.29 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 34.72 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 35.63 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 37.83 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 38.68 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 38.59 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 40.14 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 41.11 million LSU | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.32 million LSU | 8.71 million LSU | 9.89 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.62 million LSU | 9.94 million LSU | 11.77 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.95 million LSU | 11.61 million LSU | 14.75 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.72 million LSU | 15.20 million LSU | 20.45 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.18 million LSU | 20.74 million LSU | 26.36 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.89 million LSU | 26.98 million LSU | 37.83 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.63 million LSU | 38.59 million LSU | 41.11 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 India 15.43 million LSU compare
- 2 China 12.95 million LSU compare
- 3 China, mainland 12.93 million LSU compare
- 4 Nigeria 8.93 million LSU compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 2.76 million LSU compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.84 million LSU compare
- 5 Pakistan 8.47 million LSU compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Goats — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 41.11 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.11 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.71 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for goats — stocks?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.