> El Salvador had 13,745 goats in 2024, the 153rd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.3%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/goats/el-salvador/

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# Goats in El Salvador

El Salvador had 13,745 goats in 2024, the 153rd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.3%. The record was 18,000 head in 1961.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/goat/)[Market prices in El Salvador](https://husfarm.com/country/el-salvador/)

Animals, 202413,745 head
World rank153 of 181
10-year change−9.3%
Record18,000 head1961

## Goats in El Salvador, 1961–2024 (head)

## El Salvador compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
10-year change−9.3%world +23%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 151 | [Tonga](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/tonga/) | 14,826 | 0.00% |
| 152 | [Saint Lucia](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/saint-lucia/) | 14,792 | 0.00% |
| 153 | **El Salvador** | 13,745 | 0.00% |
| 154 | [Lithuania](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/lithuania/) | 13,490 | 0.00% |
| 155 | [Trinidad and Tobago](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/trinidad-and-tobago/) | 12,687 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 181 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/)

### Map of goats numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; El Salvador is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 13,745 | −1.6% |
| 2023 | 13,970 | −1.8% |
| 2022 | 14,229 | −1.9% |
| 2021 | 14,502 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 14,393 | −1.1% |
| 2019 | 14,558 | −1.1% |
| 2018 | 14,721 | −1.1% |
| 2017 | 14,881 | −1.0% |
| 2016 | 15,025 | −0.6% |
| 2015 | 15,111 | −0.3% |
| 2014 | 15,150 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 15,150 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 15,100 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 15,100 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 15,000 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 15,000 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,000 | −2.6% |
| 2007 | 15,400 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 15,100 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 15,100 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 15,100 | +40% |
| 2003 | 10,750 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10,745 | −10% |
| 2001 | 12,000 | −7.7% |
| 2000 | 13,000 | −7.1% |
| 1999 | 14,000 | −8.5% |
| 1998 | 15,300 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 15,300 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 15,300 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 15,300 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 15,200 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 15,100 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 15,000 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 14,900 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 14,800 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 14,700 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 14,600 | 0.0% |
| 1987 | 14,600 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 14,500 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 14,400 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 14,300 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 14,200 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 14,100 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 14,000 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 14,000 | 0.0% |
| 1979 | 14,000 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 13,500 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 11,000 | −8.3% |
| 1974 | 12,000 | −7.7% |
| 1973 | 13,000 | −7.1% |
| 1972 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 13,000 | −7.1% |
| 1970 | 14,000 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 14,000 | −6.7% |
| 1968 | 15,000 | −6.3% |
| 1967 | 16,000 | 0.0% |
| 1966 | 16,000 | −5.9% |
| 1965 | 17,000 | −5.6% |
| 1964 | 18,000 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | 18,000 | 0.0% |
| 1962 | 18,000 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 18,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many goats are there in El Salvador?

El Salvador had 13,745 goats in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does El Salvador rank in the world by number of goats?

El Salvador ranked 153rd of 181 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in India with 17.7% of the world total.

### How has the number of goats in El Salvador changed?

It fell by 9.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +23% for the world. The record was 18,000 head in 1961.

### 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 El Salvador is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/china/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/nigeria/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/pakistan/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/ethiopia/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/chad/)[Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/kenya/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/mali/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/sudan/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/tanzania/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/bangladesh/)[Mongolia](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/mongolia/)
[All countries producing goats](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/)

## Other products of El Salvador

[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/el-salvador/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/el-salvador/)[Raw sugar](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-sugar/el-salvador/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/el-salvador/)[Molasses](https://husfarm.com/production/molasses/el-salvador/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/el-salvador/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/el-salvador/)[Beans, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/el-salvador/)[Sorghum](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/el-salvador/)[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/el-salvador/)[Hen eggs](https://husfarm.com/production/hen-eggs/el-salvador/)[Oranges](https://husfarm.com/production/oranges/el-salvador/)
[Agricultural production in El Salvador](https://husfarm.com/production/country/el-salvador/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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