Goats — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Goats — Stocks was 47.51 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 47.51 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 47.51 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.64 million LSU, in 1961.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.64 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 7.80 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 7.99 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 8.10 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 8.33 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 8.49 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 8.72 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 8.86 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 9.05 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 9.24 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 9.33 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 9.44 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 9.11 million LSU | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 9.20 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 9.61 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 10.00 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 10.53 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 11.18 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 11.41 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 11.66 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 11.80 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 12.18 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 12.51 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 12.22 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 12.66 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 13.29 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 13.80 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 14.63 million LSU | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 15.18 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 15.27 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 15.24 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 15.08 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 14.61 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 15.25 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 15.80 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 16.42 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 17.15 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 17.79 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 18.45 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 19.10 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 20.03 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 20.60 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 21.26 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 22.39 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 23.22 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 23.36 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 25.98 million LSU | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 27.18 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 27.76 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 28.73 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 30.73 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 32.37 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 33.93 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 34.83 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 35.49 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 36.92 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 38.47 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 40.42 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 43.54 million LSU | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 44.66 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 44.37 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 46.04 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 47.51 million LSU | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.33 million LSU | 7.64 million LSU | 9.05 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.90 million LSU | 9.11 million LSU | 11.41 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.99 million LSU | 11.66 million LSU | 15.18 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.11 million LSU | 14.61 million LSU | 18.45 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.09 million LSU | 19.10 million LSU | 27.76 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.54 million LSU | 28.73 million LSU | 43.54 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.65 million LSU | 44.37 million LSU | 47.51 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 India 15.43 million LSU compare
- 2 China 12.95 million LSU compare
- 3 China, mainland 12.93 million LSU compare
- 4 Nigeria 8.93 million LSU compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 2.76 million LSU compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.84 million LSU compare
- 5 Pakistan 8.47 million LSU compare
- 6 Ethiopia 5.36 million LSU compare
- 6 Türkiye 1.03 million LSU compare
- 7 Chad 4.93 million LSU compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 704,021 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Goats — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa was 47.51 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.51 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for goats — stocks?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.