Goats — Stocks in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Goats — Stocks was 932,684 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Southern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Southern Africa is 932,684 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Southern Africa peaked at 1.23 million LSU in 1997 and was at its lowest, 792,773 LSU, in 1961.
Southern Africa ranks 20th 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 792,773 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 816,541 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 830,199 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 833,160 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 850,803 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 864,686 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 887,944 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 863,283 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 906,981 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 935,320 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 900,867 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 893,327 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 854,169 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 855,679 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 841,877 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 839,698 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 818,771 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 822,658 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 878,772 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 943,682 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 889,438 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 891,425 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 907,146 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 914,566 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 964,105 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 995,700 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.03 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 1.06 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.12 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.16 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.13 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.07 million LSU | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.19 million LSU | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.18 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.23 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.14 million LSU | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.17 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.15 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million LSU | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.16 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.11 million LSU | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million LSU | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.17 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million LSU | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 996,012 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 985,836 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 952,545 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 916,961 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 848,075 LSU | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 984,702 LSU | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 932,684 LSU | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 849,597 LSU | 792,773 LSU | 906,981 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 864,114 LSU | 818,771 LSU | 935,320 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 969,908 LSU | 889,438 LSU | 1.10 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 million LSU | 1.07 million LSU | 1.23 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million LSU | 1.08 million LSU | 1.17 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million LSU | 952,545 LSU | 1.17 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 920,606 LSU | 848,075 LSU | 984,702 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 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
- 20 Nepal 1.45 million LSU compare
- 21 Brazil 1.29 million LSU compare
- 22 Malawi 1.26 million LSU compare
- 23 Somalia 1.15 million LSU compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 27.42 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Southern Africa?
- Goats — stocks in Southern Africa was 932,684 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million LSU in 1997.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 792,773 LSU in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for goats — stocks?
- Southern Africa ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.