> Sri Lanka had 351,450 goats in 2024, the 97th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 18%.

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# Goats in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka had 351,450 goats in 2024, the 97th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 18%. The record was 600,016 head in 1965.

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Animals, 2024351,450 head
World rank97 of 181
10-year change+18%
Record600,016 head1965

## Goats in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024 (head)

## Sri Lanka compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.03%0.03% in 2014
10-year change+18%world +23%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 95 | [Azerbaijan](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/azerbaijan/) | 410,000 | 0.03% |
| 96 | [Qatar](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/qatar/) | 371,701 | 0.03% |
| 97 | **Sri Lanka** | 351,450 | 0.03% |
| 98 | [Gambia](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/gambia/) | 350,728 | 0.03% |
| 99 | [Lebanon](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/lebanon/) | 349,391 | 0.03% |

[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; Sri Lanka is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 351,450 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 350,550 | −4.2% |
| 2022 | 365,790 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 361,740 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 334,430 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 313,640 | −0.4% |
| 2018 | 314,800 | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 287,190 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 266,750 | −14% |
| 2015 | 309,160 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 299,050 | −9.7% |
| 2013 | 331,150 | −14% |
| 2012 | 383,450 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 375,275 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 373,465 | −1.1% |
| 2009 | 377,460 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 376,800 | −3.0% |
| 2007 | 388,600 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 381,550 | −3.4% |
| 2005 | 394,960 | −2.6% |
| 2004 | 405,390 | −2.3% |
| 2003 | 414,900 | +18% |
| 2002 | 351,382 | −29% |
| 2001 | 492,600 | −0.5% |
| 2000 | 495,200 | −3.7% |
| 1999 | 514,400 | −0.9% |
| 1998 | 519,300 | −0.3% |
| 1997 | 520,700 | −2.7% |
| 1996 | 535,200 | −9.5% |
| 1995 | 591,100 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 587,800 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 582,600 | +16% |
| 1992 | 502,455 | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 460,000 | −12% |
| 1990 | 521,700 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 518,300 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 510,200 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 502,500 | −14% |
| 1986 | 583,600 | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 539,600 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 535,000 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 519,300 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 511,600 | −0.1% |
| 1981 | 512,200 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 492,600 | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 461,000 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 449,998 | −17% |
| 1977 | 545,118 | −3.0% |
| 1976 | 562,190 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 546,651 | −0.1% |
| 1974 | 547,306 | −0.4% |
| 1973 | 549,347 | −2.2% |
| 1972 | 561,782 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 546,277 | −1.8% |
| 1970 | 556,362 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 542,587 | −7.2% |
| 1968 | 584,432 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 579,896 | −1.7% |
| 1966 | 589,843 | −1.7% |
| 1965 | 600,016 | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 567,431 | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 538,076 | +19% |
| 1962 | 453,812 | −7.7% |
| 1961 | 491,810 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many goats are there in Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka had 351,450 goats in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Sri Lanka rank in the world by number of goats?

Sri Lanka ranked 97th 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 Sri Lanka changed?

It rose by 18% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +23% for the world. The record was 600,016 head in 1965.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 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 Sri Lanka

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[Agricultural production in Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/production/country/sri-lanka/)

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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