FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Goats in Algeria
Algeria had 5.1 million goats in 2024, the 39th largest in the world (0.43% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.1%. The record was 5.1 million head in 2014.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 5.1 million head
- World rank
- 39 of 181
- 10-year change
- −1.1%
- Record
- 5.1 million head
- 2014
Goats in Algeria, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,071,523 | −0.6% |
| 2023 | 5,102,740 | −0.5% |
| 2022 | 5,127,003 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 5,029,042 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4,908,168 | −0.4% |
| 2019 | 4,929,069 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,908,485 | −2.0% |
| 2017 | 5,007,894 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 4,934,701 | −1.6% |
| 2015 | 5,013,950 | −2.3% |
| 2014 | 5,129,839 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 4,910,700 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 4,594,525 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 4,411,020 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 4,287,300 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 3,962,120 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3,751,360 | −2.3% |
| 2007 | 3,837,860 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 3,754,590 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 3,589,880 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 3,450,580 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 3,324,740 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3,280,540 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 3,129,400 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 3,026,731 | −1.1% |
| 1999 | 3,061,660 | −6.0% |
| 1998 | 3,256,580 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 3,121,500 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 2,894,770 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 2,779,790 | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 2,543,790 | −5.2% |
| 1993 | 2,683,310 | −3.3% |
| 1992 | 2,775,130 | +12% |
| 1991 | 2,484,540 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 2,471,990 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 2,403,780 | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 2,231,720 | −13% |
| 1987 | 2,568,000 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 2,514,000 | −6.5% |
| 1985 | 2,688,000 | −4.3% |
| 1984 | 2,809,000 | −5.2% |
| 1983 | 2,962,000 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 2,857,000 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 2,748,920 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 2,723,250 | −3.4% |
| 1979 | 2,817,710 | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 2,592,090 | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 2,421,530 | +13% |
| 1976 | 2,142,360 | −5.6% |
| 1975 | 2,269,070 | −11% |
| 1974 | 2,544,800 | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 2,406,940 | −0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,406,960 | −3.7% |
| 1971 | 2,499,020 | −3.2% |
| 1970 | 2,580,780 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 2,556,980 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 2,514,850 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 2,321,700 | +31% |
| 1966 | 1,771,000 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1,762,000 | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 1,642,000 | +21% |
| 1963 | 1,356,000 | −16% |
| 1962 | 1,609,000 | −17% |
| 1961 | 1,946,000 | — |
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.