Goats — Stocks in Rwanda
Rwanda: Goats — Stocks was 150,394 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 150,394 LSU for goats — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Rwanda peaked at 297,078 LSU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 37,500 LSU, in 1966.
Rwanda ranks 66th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 46,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 45,000 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 45,900 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 41,000 LSU | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 37,500 LSU | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 50,000 LSU | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 40,000 LSU | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 44,000 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 48,149 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 51,154 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 50,588 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 62,830 LSU | +24.2% |
| 1974 | 55,970 LSU | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 63,300 LSU | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 68,208 LSU | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 73,606 LSU | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 77,486 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 82,405 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 88,539 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 94,309 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 98,506 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 93,955 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 93,342 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 101,771 LSU | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 99,299 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 102,140 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 104,625 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 107,776 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 107,541 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 114,100 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 117,100 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 120,100 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 123,100 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 49,375 LSU | -59.9% |
| 1996 | 62,100 LSU | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 52,625 LSU | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 62,901 LSU | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 70,407 LSU | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 75,650 LSU | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 75,658 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 91,978 LSU | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 94,113 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 126,396 LSU | +34.3% |
| 2005 | 146,400 LSU | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 168,828 LSU | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 213,773 LSU | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 251,980 LSU | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 262,060 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 268,827 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 297,078 LSU | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 267,275 LSU | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 270,275 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 253,200 LSU | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 270,638 LSU | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 260,578 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 292,371 LSU | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 273,180 LSU | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 228,062 LSU | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 174,581 LSU | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 169,932 LSU | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 151,314 LSU | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 150,394 LSU | -0.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 150,394 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 901,180 LSU, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 150,394 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -59.9% | 123,100 LSU | 49,375 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,933 LSU | 37,500 LSU | 50,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 63,370 LSU | 48,149 LSU | 82,405 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,426 LSU | 88,539 LSU | 107,776 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,935 LSU | 49,375 LSU | 123,100 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 150,684 LSU | 75,650 LSU | 262,060 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 268,148 LSU | 228,062 LSU | 297,078 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 161,555 LSU | 150,394 LSU | 174,581 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Rwanda?
- Goats — stocks in Rwanda was 150,394 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 297,078 LSU in 2011.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,500 LSU in 1966.
- How does Rwanda rank for goats — stocks?
- Rwanda ranks 66th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.