Goats — Stocks in Zambia
Zambia: Goats — Stocks was 466,170 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Zambia is 466,170 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Zambia peaked at 466,170 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,300 LSU, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 41st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Zambia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,300 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 16,200 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 16,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15,600 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 15,900 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 16,670 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 18,572 LSU | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 18,069 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 45,038 LSU | +149.3% |
| 1970 | 25,619 LSU | -43.1% |
| 1971 | 24,889 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 24,488 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 30,016 LSU | +22.6% |
| 1974 | 27,857 LSU | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 27,243 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 27,601 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 31,851 LSU | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 30,828 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 32,536 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 25,761 LSU | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 28,676 LSU | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 34,783 LSU | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 36,928 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 36,670 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 41,550 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 44,510 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 47,820 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 51,220 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 50,718 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 53,400 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 55,600 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 56,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 60,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 63,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 65,000 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 67,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 70,000 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 89,000 LSU | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 106,900 LSU | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 124,900 LSU | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 140,000 LSU | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 150,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 170,000 LSU | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 185,000 LSU | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 195,000 LSU | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 195,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 200,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 210,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 220,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 230,000 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 235,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 250,000 LSU | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 260,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 270,532 LSU | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 259,333 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 358,370 LSU | +38.2% |
| 2018 | 400,820 LSU | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 394,886 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 409,679 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 427,474 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 445,586 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 466,170 LSU | +4.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 466,170 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 219,928 LSU, 2.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 466,170 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +149.3% | 18,069 LSU | 45,038 LSU |
| 1970 | -43.1% | 45,038 LSU | 25,619 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,617 LSU | 14,300 LSU | 45,038 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,293 LSU | 24,488 LSU | 32,536 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,864 LSU | 25,761 LSU | 51,220 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 68,590 LSU | 53,400 LSU | 106,900 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 176,990 LSU | 124,900 LSU | 210,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 287,894 LSU | 220,000 LSU | 400,820 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 437,227 LSU | 409,679 LSU | 466,170 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 38 South Africa 512,531 LSU compare
- 39 Algeria 510,594 LSU compare
- 40 Turkmenistan 488,301 LSU compare
- 42 Guinea 448,635 LSU compare
- 43 Angola 439,256 LSU compare
- 44 Australia and New Zealand 417,788 LSU compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Zambia?
- Goats — stocks in Zambia was 466,170 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 466,170 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,300 LSU in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for goats — stocks?
- Zambia ranks 41st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.