FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Goats in Rwanda
Rwanda had 1.6 million goats in 2024, the 70th largest in the world (0.14% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 36%. The record was 3.0 million head in 2011.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 1.6 million head
- World rank
- 70 of 181
- 10-year change
- −36%
- Record
- 3.0 million head
- 2011
Goats in Rwanda, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,624,105 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 1,545,121 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1,513,140 | −10% |
| 2021 | 1,686,462 | −3.4% |
| 2020 | 1,745,806 | −23% |
| 2019 | 2,280,617 | −17% |
| 2018 | 2,731,795 | −6.6% |
| 2017 | 2,923,706 | +12% |
| 2016 | 2,605,780 | −3.7% |
| 2015 | 2,706,382 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2,532,000 | −6.3% |
| 2013 | 2,702,750 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2,672,751 | −10% |
| 2011 | 2,970,780 | +11% |
| 2010 | 2,688,273 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2,620,595 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2,519,803 | +18% |
| 2007 | 2,137,731 | +27% |
| 2006 | 1,688,279 | +15% |
| 2005 | 1,464,000 | +16% |
| 2004 | 1,263,960 | +34% |
| 2003 | 941,128 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 919,785 | +22% |
| 2001 | 756,581 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 756,502 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 704,073 | +12% |
| 1998 | 629,009 | +20% |
| 1997 | 526,253 | −15% |
| 1996 | 621,000 | +26% |
| 1995 | 493,750 | −60% |
| 1994 | 1,231,000 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1,201,000 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1,171,000 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1,141,000 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 1,075,413 | −0.2% |
| 1989 | 1,077,759 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 1,046,250 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1,021,400 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 992,993 | −2.4% |
| 1985 | 1,017,710 | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 933,417 | −0.7% |
| 1983 | 939,547 | −4.6% |
| 1982 | 985,064 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 943,087 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 885,390 | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 824,053 | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 774,862 | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 736,062 | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 682,085 | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 633,001 | +13% |
| 1974 | 559,700 | −11% |
| 1973 | 628,301 | +24% |
| 1972 | 505,876 | −1.1% |
| 1971 | 511,537 | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 481,488 | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 440,000 | +10% |
| 1968 | 400,000 | −20% |
| 1967 | 500,000 | +33% |
| 1966 | 375,000 | −8.5% |
| 1965 | 410,000 | −11% |
| 1964 | 459,000 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 450,000 | −2.2% |
| 1962 | 460,000 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 460,000 | — |
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.