Goats in Vanuatu
Vanuatu had 9,509 goats in 2024, the 159th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 44%. The record was 18,456 head in 2006.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 9,509 head
- World rank
- 159 of 181
- 10-year change
- −44%
- Record
- 18,456 head
- 2006
Goats in Vanuatu, 1961–2024 (head)
Vanuatu compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- 10-year change
- −44%
- world +23%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 9,955 | 0.00% |
| 158 | Dominica | 9,706 | 0.00% |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 9,509 | 0.00% |
| 160 | Latvia | 9,060 | 0.00% |
| 161 | Panama | 8,998 | 0.00% |
Map of goats numbers by country
Share of the world total; Vanuatu is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,509 | +93% |
| 2023 | 4,918 | −29% |
| 2022 | 6,966 | −23% |
| 2021 | 9,094 | −18% |
| 2020 | 11,098 | −15% |
| 2019 | 13,017 | −9.4% |
| 2018 | 14,363 | −7.0% |
| 2017 | 15,444 | −5.2% |
| 2016 | 16,288 | −2.9% |
| 2015 | 16,767 | −0.8% |
| 2014 | 16,910 | −0.8% |
| 2013 | 17,054 | −0.8% |
| 2012 | 17,197 | −0.8% |
| 2011 | 17,341 | −0.8% |
| 2010 | 17,486 | −0.8% |
| 2009 | 17,628 | −0.8% |
| 2008 | 17,769 | −0.8% |
| 2007 | 17,907 | −3.0% |
| 2006 | 18,456 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 17,000 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 16,000 | +10% |
| 2003 | 14,500 | +12% |
| 2002 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 12,000 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 12,000 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 12,000 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 12,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 12,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 12,000 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,000 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,000 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 12,000 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 11,000 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 10,700 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 10,400 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 10,100 | −22% |
| 1987 | 13,000 | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 12,400 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 11,800 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 11,300 | 0.0% |
| 1983 | 11,300 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 11,150 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 11,000 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 10,850 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 10,700 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 10,550 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 10,400 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 10,280 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 10,150 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 10,000 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 9,800 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 9,670 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 9,540 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 9,400 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 9,270 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 9,150 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 8,950 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 8,800 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 8,650 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 8,500 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 8,350 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 8,200 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 8,100 | — |
Questions and answers
How many goats are there in Vanuatu?
Vanuatu had 9,509 goats in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Vanuatu rank in the world by number of goats?
Vanuatu ranked 159th 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 Vanuatu changed?
It fell by 44% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +23% for the world. The record was 18,456 head in 2006.
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 Vanuatu is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.