Goats — Stocks in Mauritania
Mauritania: Goats — Stocks was 725,876 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks in Mauritania stood at 725,876 LSU.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Mauritania peaked at 740,200 LSU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 233,000 LSU, in 1975.
Mauritania ranks 29th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 254,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 260,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 265,000 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 271,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 277,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 270,000 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 280,000 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 300,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 300,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 300,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 255,000 LSU | -15.0% |
| 1972 | 250,000 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 250,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 235,000 LSU | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 233,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 243,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 248,000 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 281,200 LSU | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 253,700 LSU | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 259,650 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 259,650 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 264,640 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 300,000 LSU | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 270,000 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 310,000 LSU | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 310,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 315,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 320,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 330,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 340,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 350,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 340,000 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 352,000 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 352,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 352,560 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 413,280 LSU | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 420,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 455,500 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 486,778 LSU | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 508,683 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 531,574 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 555,494 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 560,000 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 560,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 560,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 560,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 560,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 526,063 LSU | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 552,366 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 579,984 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 608,983 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 639,933 LSU | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 671,404 LSU | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 708,000 LSU | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 740,200 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 705,883 LSU | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 698,738 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 690,543 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 685,513 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 730,111 LSU | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 730,828 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 714,983 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 725,876 LSU | +1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 725,876 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 219,928 LSU, 3.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 725,876 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 275,222 LSU | 254,000 LSU | 300,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 254,890 LSU | 233,000 LSU | 300,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 293,894 LSU | 259,650 LSU | 330,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 386,212 LSU | 340,000 LSU | 486,778 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 547,418 LSU | 508,683 LSU | 560,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 672,918 LSU | 579,984 LSU | 740,200 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 725,450 LSU | 714,983 LSU | 730,828 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % 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 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Mauritania?
- Goats — stocks in Mauritania was 725,876 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 740,200 LSU in 2015.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,000 LSU in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for goats — stocks?
- Mauritania ranks 29th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.