FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Goats in Mauritania
Mauritania had 7.1 million goats in 2024, the 29th largest in the world (0.60% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.0%. The record was 7.4 million head in 2015.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 7.1 million head
- World rank
- 29 of 181
- 10-year change
- +1.0%
- Record
- 7.4 million head
- 2015
Goats in Mauritania, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,149,823 | −1.2% |
| 2023 | 7,239,981 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 7,188,153 | −0.1% |
| 2021 | 7,198,365 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 6,830,805 | −0.4% |
| 2019 | 6,855,131 | −0.7% |
| 2018 | 6,905,432 | −1.2% |
| 2017 | 6,987,379 | −1.0% |
| 2016 | 7,058,834 | −4.6% |
| 2015 | 7,402,000 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 7,080,000 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 6,714,042 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 6,399,326 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 6,089,834 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 5,799,842 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 5,523,659 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 5,260,628 | −6.1% |
| 2007 | 5,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,600,000 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 5,554,940 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 5,315,738 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 5,086,826 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 4,867,776 | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 4,555,000 | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 4,200,000 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 4,132,800 | +17% |
| 1995 | 3,525,600 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3,520,000 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,520,000 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 3,400,000 | −2.9% |
| 1991 | 3,500,000 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 3,400,000 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 3,300,000 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 3,200,000 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 3,150,000 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 3,100,000 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,100,000 | +15% |
| 1984 | 2,700,000 | −10.0% |
| 1983 | 3,000,000 | +13% |
| 1982 | 2,646,400 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 2,596,500 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,596,500 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 2,537,000 | −9.8% |
| 1978 | 2,812,000 | +13% |
| 1977 | 2,480,000 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 2,430,000 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 2,330,000 | −0.9% |
| 1974 | 2,350,000 | −6.0% |
| 1973 | 2,500,000 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,500,000 | −2.0% |
| 1971 | 2,550,000 | −15% |
| 1970 | 3,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,000,000 | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 2,800,000 | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 2,700,000 | −2.5% |
| 1965 | 2,770,000 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 2,710,000 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 2,650,000 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 2,600,000 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 2,540,000 | — |
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.