Goat meat production in Zimbabwe
In 2024 Zimbabwe produced 26,089 t of goat meat, the 31st largest in the world (0.34% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 6.5%. The record was 34,292 t in 2023.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 26,089 t
- World rank
- 31 of 170
- 10-year change
- +6.5%
- Record
- 34,292 t
- 2023
Goat meat in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Zimbabwe compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.34%
- 0.41% in 2014
- kg per person
- 1.57
- world 0.95
- 10-year change
- +6.5%
- world +29%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Niger | 28,947 | 0.37% |
| 30 | Cameroon | 27,946 | 0.36% |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 26,089 | 0.34% |
| 32 | Vietnam | 24,593 | 0.32% |
| 33 | South Sudan | 22,918 | 0.30% |
Map of world production of goat meat
Share of the world total; Zimbabwe is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26,089 | −24% |
| 2023 | 34,292 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 32,514 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 29,747 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 28,830 | −2.4% |
| 2019 | 29,542 | +14% |
| 2018 | 25,980 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 24,089 | +40% |
| 2016 | 17,172 | −22% |
| 2015 | 21,971 | −10% |
| 2014 | 24,500 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 24,000 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 23,500 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 22,600 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 22,400 | +20% |
| 2009 | 18,700 | +36% |
| 2008 | 13,764 | −6.7% |
| 2007 | 14,760 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 13,800 | −4.2% |
| 2005 | 14,400 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 13,800 | −5.7% |
| 2003 | 14,640 | −2.4% |
| 2002 | 15,000 | +14% |
| 2001 | 13,200 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 13,200 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 12,840 | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 12,000 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 11,580 | −0.5% |
| 1996 | 11,640 | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 10,800 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 10,560 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 10,200 | −4.5% |
| 1992 | 10,680 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 10,560 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 10,440 | +12% |
| 1989 | 9,360 | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 8,880 | +10% |
| 1987 | 8,040 | +12% |
| 1986 | 7,200 | +22% |
| 1985 | 5,880 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 5,520 | +42% |
| 1983 | 3,900 | +18% |
| 1982 | 3,312 | −33% |
| 1981 | 4,922 | +61% |
| 1980 | 3,064 | −43% |
| 1979 | 5,338 | −31% |
| 1978 | 7,698 | +17% |
| 1977 | 6,581 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 6,386 | −9.2% |
| 1975 | 7,031 | −2.3% |
| 1974 | 7,200 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 7,106 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 6,858 | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 6,415 | +13% |
| 1970 | 5,688 | +16% |
| 1969 | 4,901 | +30% |
| 1968 | 3,756 | +18% |
| 1967 | 3,175 | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 2,905 | +15% |
| 1965 | 2,520 | +17% |
| 1964 | 2,160 | +20% |
| 1963 | 1,800 | +11% |
| 1962 | 1,619 | +6.9% |
| 1961 | 1,514 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of goat meat in Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe produced 26,089 t in 2024, 0.34% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Zimbabwe rank in the world for production of goat meat?
Zimbabwe ranked 31st of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 32.8% of the world total.
How has the production of goat meat in Zimbabwe changed?
It rose by 6.5% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +29% for the world. The record was 34,292 t in 2023.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Zimbabwe is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.