Goats — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: Goats — Stocks was 47.51 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
47.51 million LSU
Change on year
up 3.2%
Rank
4th
of 31 groups
All-time high
47.51 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
7.64 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Goats — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196119922023

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

Annual values for Goats — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 India 15.43 million LSU compare
  2. 2 China 12.95 million LSU compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 12.93 million LSU compare
  4. 4 Nigeria 8.93 million LSU compare
  5. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 2.76 million LSU compare
  6. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.84 million LSU compare
  7. 5 Pakistan 8.47 million LSU compare
  8. 6 Ethiopia 5.36 million LSU compare
  9. 6 Türkiye 1.03 million LSU compare
  10. 7 Chad 4.93 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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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

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.