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 23rd of 35 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.
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
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 152.42 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 4.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 12.74 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 267,335 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 265,067 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 62.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 13,812 1000 ha (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 23rd out of 35 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.