Goats — Stocks in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Goats — Stocks was 4.71 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Northern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks in Northern Africa stood at 4.71 million LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Northern Africa peaked at 6.16 million LSU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.65 million LSU, in 1962.
Northern Africa ranks 11th of 31 groups 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.78 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.65 million LSU | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 1.70 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.74 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 1.78 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 1.90 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 2.09 million LSU | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 2.26 million LSU | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 2.27 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 2.29 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.27 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 2.26 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 2.26 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 2.33 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 2.38 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 2.34 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 2.33 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 2.44 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 2.44 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 2.55 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 2.53 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.47 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.57 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 2.50 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.52 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 2.51 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 2.60 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 2.53 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 2.67 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 2.79 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 3.10 million LSU | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 3.55 million LSU | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 3.98 million LSU | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 4.56 million LSU | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 4.78 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 4.87 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 4.96 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.05 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 5.10 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.26 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 5.44 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.63 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 5.76 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.84 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.90 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 5.97 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.04 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.05 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.07 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.16 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.92 million LSU | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 4.92 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.98 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.03 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.03 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.00 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.96 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.98 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.78 million LSU | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 4.78 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.79 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.72 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.71 million LSU | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.91 million LSU | 1.65 million LSU | 2.27 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.33 million LSU | 2.26 million LSU | 2.44 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.55 million LSU | 2.47 million LSU | 2.67 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.28 million LSU | 2.79 million LSU | 5.10 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.80 million LSU | 5.26 million LSU | 6.07 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.08 million LSU | 4.78 million LSU | 6.16 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.75 million LSU | 4.71 million LSU | 4.79 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 414,012 LSU compare
- 8 OECD 3.56 million LSU compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 391,065 LSU compare
- 9 Kenya 3.50 million LSU compare
- 10 Mali 3.22 million LSU compare
- 10 Viet Nam 308,833 LSU compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 228,019 LSU compare
- 11 Sudan 3.14 million LSU compare
- 12 Sudan (former) 3.06 million LSU compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 219,238 LSU compare
- 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
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Northern Africa?
- Goats — stocks in Northern Africa was 4.71 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 million LSU in 2010.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 million LSU in 1962.
- How does Northern Africa rank for goats — stocks?
- Northern Africa ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.