Goats — Stocks in Nigeria

Nigeria: Goats — Stocks was 8.93 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
8.93 million LSU
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
4th
of 199 countries
All-time high
8.93 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
62,300 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Goats — Stocks in Nigeria, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, goats — stocks in Nigeria stood at 8.93 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Nigeria peaked at 8.93 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62,300 LSU, in 1961.

That places Nigeria 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 147,156 LSU 62,300 LSU 273,200 LSU 9
1970s 631,370 LSU 315,100 LSU 1.03 million LSU 10
1980s 1.69 million LSU 1.13 million LSU 2.35 million LSU 10
1990s 2.98 million LSU 2.33 million LSU 4.00 million LSU 10
2000s 4.93 million LSU 4.25 million LSU 5.51 million LSU 10
2010s 7.24 million LSU 5.65 million LSU 8.19 million LSU 10
2020s 8.69 million LSU 8.40 million LSU 8.93 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 1 India 15.43 million LSU compare
  2. 2 China 12.95 million LSU compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 12.93 million LSU compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 8.47 million LSU compare
  5. 6 Ethiopia 5.36 million LSU compare
  6. 7 Chad 4.93 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goats — stocks in Nigeria?
Goats — stocks in Nigeria was 8.93 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 8.93 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 62,300 LSU in 1961.
How does Nigeria rank for goats — stocks?
Nigeria ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria 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

Indicator
Goats — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 13,227 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.