Goats — Stocks in Namibia
Namibia: Goats — Stocks was 189,645 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks in Namibia stood at 189,645 LSU.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Namibia peaked at 215,000 LSU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 116,294 LSU, in 1982.
Namibia ranks 61st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Namibia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 144,356 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 147,290 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 150,264 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 150,000 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 150,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 148,000 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 147,000 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 146,000 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 145,000 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 144,000 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 143,000 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 142,000 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 140,000 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 130,000 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 140,000 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 142,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 151,231 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 146,715 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 161,869 LSU | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 191,735 LSU | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 141,071 LSU | -26.4% |
| 1982 | 116,294 LSU | -17.6% |
| 1983 | 122,161 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 135,143 LSU | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 142,601 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 154,054 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 157,998 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 156,530 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 177,508 LSU | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 185,975 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 199,158 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 175,024 LSU | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 157,986 LSU | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 163,921 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 161,609 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 178,615 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 182,101 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 171,019 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 168,977 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 184,957 LSU | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 176,906 LSU | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 211,009 LSU | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 208,681 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 199,717 LSU | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 204,348 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 206,140 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 192,643 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 200,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 200,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 210,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 215,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 193,310 LSU | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 169,314 LSU | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 161,820 LSU | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 186,854 LSU | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 196,861 LSU | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 182,838 LSU | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 178,495 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 178,932 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 160,728 LSU | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 127,624 LSU | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 204,126 LSU | +59.9% |
| 2023 | 189,645 LSU | -7.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 189,645 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 219,928 LSU, 86% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 189,645 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +59.9% | 127,624 LSU | 204,126 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147,546 LSU | 144,356 LSU | 150,264 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 144,082 LSU | 130,000 LSU | 161,869 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 149,510 LSU | 116,294 LSU | 191,735 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 174,438 LSU | 157,986 LSU | 199,158 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 198,440 LSU | 176,906 LSU | 211,009 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,342 LSU | 161,820 LSU | 215,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 170,531 LSU | 127,624 LSU | 204,126 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 58 Tajikistan 209,855 LSU compare
- 59 Madagascar 201,904 LSU compare
- 60 Eritrea 191,923 LSU compare
- 62 Haiti 185,109 LSU compare
- 63 Peru 176,466 LSU compare
- 64 Russian Federation 174,820 LSU compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Namibia?
- Goats — stocks in Namibia was 189,645 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 215,000 LSU in 2011.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,294 LSU in 1982.
- How does Namibia rank for goats — stocks?
- Namibia ranks 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.