Goats — Stocks in South Africa
South Africa: Goats — Stocks was 512,531 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks in South Africa stood at 512,531 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in South Africa peaked at 670,610 LSU in 2000 and was at its lowest, 512,531 LSU, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 27th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 539,821 LSU | 513,300 LSU | 570,129 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 538,810 LSU | 525,000 LSU | 567,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 583,870 LSU | 575,000 LSU | 600,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 639,975 LSU | 608,685 LSU | 667,410 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 643,465 LSU | 626,538 LSU | 670,610 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 582,021 LSU | 525,104 LSU | 627,485 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 514,606 LSU | 512,531 LSU | 517,013 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 18.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,240 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 69.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 87.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 83,928 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 413 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 12.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 12,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in South Africa?
- Goats — stocks in South Africa was 512,531 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 670,610 LSU in 2000.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 512,531 LSU in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for goats — stocks?
- South Africa ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.