FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Goats in Mongolia
Mongolia had 22.9 million goats in 2024, the 12th largest in the world (1.93% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 4.1%. The record was 29.3 million head in 2019.
- Animals, 2024
- 22.9 million head
- World rank
- 12 of 181
- 10-year change
- +4.1%
- Record
- 29.3 million head
- 2019
Goats in Mongolia, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22,920,180 | −6.9% |
| 2023 | 24,618,228 | −11% |
| 2022 | 27,569,395 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 26,456,089 | −4.6% |
| 2020 | 27,720,253 | −5.3% |
| 2019 | 29,261,661 | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 27,124,703 | −0.8% |
| 2017 | 27,346,707 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 25,574,861 | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 23,592,922 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 22,008,896 | +14% |
| 2013 | 19,227,584 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 17,558,672 | +10% |
| 2011 | 15,934,562 | +15% |
| 2010 | 13,883,213 | −29% |
| 2009 | 19,651,500 | −1.6% |
| 2008 | 19,969,400 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 18,347,800 | +19% |
| 2006 | 15,451,700 | +16% |
| 2005 | 13,267,400 | +25% |
| 2004 | 10,652,900 | +20% |
| 2003 | 8,858,000 | −7.6% |
| 2002 | 9,591,300 | −6.6% |
| 2001 | 10,269,800 | −6.9% |
| 2000 | 11,033,900 | −0.3% |
| 1999 | 11,061,900 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 10,265,300 | +12% |
| 1997 | 9,134,800 | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 8,520,700 | +18% |
| 1995 | 7,241,300 | +19% |
| 1994 | 6,107,000 | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 5,602,500 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 5,249,600 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 5,125,700 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 4,959,100 | +11% |
| 1989 | 4,474,300 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 4,387,700 | −0.3% |
| 1987 | 4,401,300 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 4,298,600 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4,298,000 | −5.5% |
| 1984 | 4,548,500 | −5.3% |
| 1983 | 4,801,500 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 4,595,400 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 4,566,700 | −3.1% |
| 1980 | 4,715,000 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 4,705,000 | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 4,411,000 | −3.0% |
| 1977 | 4,548,000 | −1.0% |
| 1976 | 4,594,700 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 4,574,400 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 4,441,700 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 4,338,400 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 4,194,800 | −0.2% |
| 1971 | 4,204,000 | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 3,902,000 | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 3,795,000 | −12% |
| 1968 | 4,336,000 | −1.8% |
| 1967 | 4,414,000 | −7.8% |
| 1966 | 4,786,000 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 4,705,000 | −4.8% |
| 1964 | 4,940,000 | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 4,567,000 | −3.5% |
| 1962 | 4,732,000 | −16% |
| 1961 | 5,631,000 | — |
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.