Goats — Stocks in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Goats — Stocks was 646,405 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Zimbabwe is 646,405 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Zimbabwe peaked at 646,405 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42,070 LSU, in 1961.
That places Zimbabwe 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42,070 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 44,973 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 50,000 LSU | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 60,000 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 70,000 LSU | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 80,700 LSU | +15.3% |
| 1967 | 88,200 LSU | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 104,328 LSU | +18.3% |
| 1969 | 136,147 LSU | +30.5% |
| 1970 | 158,000 LSU | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 178,200 LSU | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 190,500 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 197,400 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 200,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 195,300 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 177,400 LSU | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 182,800 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 194,400 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 134,800 LSU | -30.7% |
| 1980 | 98,200 LSU | -27.2% |
| 1981 | 124,300 LSU | +26.6% |
| 1982 | 92,000 LSU | -26.0% |
| 1983 | 108,100 LSU | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 150,700 LSU | +39.4% |
| 1985 | 162,400 LSU | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 198,600 LSU | +22.3% |
| 1987 | 216,200 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 231,700 LSU | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 236,800 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 254,000 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 254,500 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 254,000 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 250,000 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 258,000 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 261,500 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 270,546 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 270,000 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 275,000 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 290,987 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 320,000 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 365,700 LSU | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 337,800 LSU | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 326,000 LSU | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 310,500 LSU | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 324,800 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 326,900 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 332,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 317,000 LSU | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 420,700 LSU | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 466,588 LSU | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 471,928 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 490,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 500,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 424,310 LSU | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 404,953 LSU | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 339,396 LSU | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 469,280 LSU | +38.3% |
| 2018 | 505,475 LSU | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 572,132 LSU | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 577,277 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 592,881 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 617,193 LSU | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 646,405 LSU | +4.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 646,405 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 219,928 LSU, 2.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 646,405 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75,158 LSU | 42,070 LSU | 136,147 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 180,880 LSU | 134,800 LSU | 200,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 161,900 LSU | 92,000 LSU | 236,800 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 263,853 LSU | 250,000 LSU | 290,987 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 338,140 LSU | 310,500 LSU | 420,700 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 464,406 LSU | 339,396 LSU | 572,132 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 608,439 LSU | 577,277 LSU | 646,405 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 30 USSR 669,200 LSU compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 14,312 LSU compare
- 31 Cameroon 656,072 LSU compare
- 32 Senegal 648,840 LSU compare
- 34 Saudi Arabia 632,498 LSU compare
- 35 Central African Republic 625,123 LSU compare
- 36 Togo 585,091 LSU compare
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Zimbabwe?
- Goats — stocks in Zimbabwe was 646,405 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 646,405 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,070 LSU in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for goats — stocks?
- Zimbabwe ranks 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.