Goats — Stocks in Niger
Niger: Goats — Stocks was 1.96 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1.96 million LSU for goats — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Niger peaked at 2.04 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 487,128 LSU, in 1985.
That places Niger 16th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Niger, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 494,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 520,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 540,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 555,000 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 600,000 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 612,500 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 627,500 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 643,000 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 700,000 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 777,952 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 799,346 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 816,850 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 557,532 LSU | -31.7% |
| 1974 | 637,662 LSU | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 699,509 LSU | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 770,821 LSU | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 847,968 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 868,713 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 890,885 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 913,186 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 922,911 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 941,193 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 969,588 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 649,590 LSU | -33.0% |
| 1985 | 487,128 LSU | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 533,416 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 554,753 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 576,943 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 600,020 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 624,021 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 648,982 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 674,941 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 701,939 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 730,016 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 759,217 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 789,586 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 821,169 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 854,016 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 888,177 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 923,704 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 960,652 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 999,078 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.04 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.08 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.17 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.22 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.31 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.32 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.38 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.43 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.49 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.61 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.67 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.74 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.81 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.88 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.96 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 2.04 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.96 million LSU | -3.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.96 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 901,180 LSU, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.96 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 4.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -33.0% | 969,588 LSU | 649,590 LSU |
| 1973 | -31.7% | 816,850 LSU | 557,532 LSU |
| 1985 | -25.0% | 649,590 LSU | 487,128 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 588,000 LSU | 494,000 LSU | 700,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 766,724 LSU | 557,532 LSU | 890,885 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 714,873 LSU | 487,128 LSU | 969,588 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 749,206 LSU | 624,021 LSU | 888,177 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million LSU | 923,704 LSU | 1.31 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 million LSU | 1.27 million LSU | 1.81 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 million LSU | 1.88 million LSU | 2.04 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 13 Bangladesh 2.69 million LSU compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 119,617 LSU compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78,696 LSU compare
- 14 Mongolia 2.46 million LSU compare
- 15 Indonesia 1.96 million LSU compare
- 15 Melanesia 28,607 LSU compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 17,039 LSU compare
- 17 Ethiopia PDR 1.81 million LSU compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 13,303 LSU compare
- 18 Uganda 1.75 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 3,357 LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 489.3 LSU compare
- 19 South Sudan 1.61 million LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 489.3 LSU compare
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % 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 Niger?
- Goats — stocks in Niger was 1.96 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 487,128 LSU in 1985.
- How does Niger rank for goats — stocks?
- Niger ranks 16th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.