Goats — Stocks in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Goats — Stocks was 30.74 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
30.74 million LSU
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
6th
of 31 groups
All-time high
30.74 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
9.81 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Goats — Stocks in Southern Asia, 1961–2023

10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M30.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, goats — stocks in Southern Asia stood at 30.74 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Southern Asia peaked at 30.74 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.81 million LSU, in 1961.

Southern Asia ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Goats — Stocks in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Goats — Stocks in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 9.81 million LSU —
1962 10.29 million LSU +4.9%
1963 10.19 million LSU -1.0%
1964 10.30 million LSU +1.1%
1965 10.41 million LSU +1.1%
1966 10.43 million LSU +0.3%
1967 10.59 million LSU +1.5%
1968 10.72 million LSU +1.2%
1969 10.82 million LSU +1.0%
1970 11.04 million LSU +2.0%
1971 11.25 million LSU +1.9%
1972 11.32 million LSU +0.6%
1973 11.76 million LSU +3.9%
1974 12.19 million LSU +3.7%
1975 12.65 million LSU +3.7%
1976 13.13 million LSU +3.8%
1977 13.59 million LSU +3.5%
1978 14.17 million LSU +4.2%
1979 14.86 million LSU +4.9%
1980 14.64 million LSU -1.5%
1981 15.24 million LSU +4.1%
1982 15.85 million LSU +4.0%
1983 16.39 million LSU +3.4%
1984 17.06 million LSU +4.1%
1985 17.37 million LSU +1.8%
1986 17.95 million LSU +3.3%
1987 18.89 million LSU +5.2%
1988 19.27 million LSU +2.0%
1989 19.91 million LSU +3.3%
1990 20.37 million LSU +2.3%
1991 20.78 million LSU +2.0%
1992 21.34 million LSU +2.7%
1993 21.91 million LSU +2.7%
1994 22.49 million LSU +2.6%
1995 23.12 million LSU +2.8%
1996 23.24 million LSU +0.5%
1997 23.76 million LSU +2.2%
1998 23.97 million LSU +0.9%
1999 24.07 million LSU +0.4%
2000 24.05 million LSU -0.1%
2001 23.79 million LSU -1.1%
2002 23.97 million LSU +0.7%
2003 23.99 million LSU +0.1%
2004 24.47 million LSU +2.0%
2005 24.92 million LSU +1.9%
2006 25.04 million LSU +0.5%
2007 25.60 million LSU +2.2%
2008 25.50 million LSU -0.4%
2009 25.55 million LSU +0.2%
2010 25.79 million LSU +1.0%
2011 26.03 million LSU +0.9%
2012 26.17 million LSU +0.5%
2013 26.80 million LSU +2.4%
2014 27.13 million LSU +1.3%
2015 27.11 million LSU -0.1%
2016 27.51 million LSU +1.5%
2017 27.87 million LSU +1.3%
2018 28.27 million LSU +1.4%
2019 28.69 million LSU +1.5%
2020 29.27 million LSU +2.0%
2021 29.86 million LSU +2.0%
2022 30.30 million LSU +1.4%
2023 30.74 million LSU +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.40 million LSU 9.81 million LSU 10.82 million LSU 9
1970s 12.60 million LSU 11.04 million LSU 14.86 million LSU 10
1980s 17.26 million LSU 14.64 million LSU 19.91 million LSU 10
1990s 22.50 million LSU 20.37 million LSU 24.07 million LSU 10
2000s 24.69 million LSU 23.79 million LSU 25.60 million LSU 10
2010s 27.14 million LSU 25.79 million LSU 28.69 million LSU 10
2020s 30.04 million LSU 29.27 million LSU 30.74 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 3 China, mainland 12.93 million LSU compare
  2. 4 Nigeria 8.93 million LSU compare
  3. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 2.76 million LSU compare
  4. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.84 million LSU compare
  5. 5 Pakistan 8.47 million LSU compare
  6. 6 Ethiopia 5.36 million LSU compare
  7. 6 Türkiye 1.03 million LSU compare
  8. 7 Chad 4.93 million LSU compare
  9. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 414,012 LSU compare
  10. 8 OECD 3.56 million LSU compare
  11. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 391,065 LSU compare
  12. 9 Kenya 3.50 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goats — stocks in Southern Asia?
Goats — stocks in Southern Asia was 30.74 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 30.74 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.81 million LSU in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for goats — stocks?
Southern Asia ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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

Indicator
Goats — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 13,227 data points, 1961–2023
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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.