FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Goats in Zambia
Zambia had 6.0 million goats in 2024, the 33rd largest in the world (0.51% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 131%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 6.0 million head
- World rank
- 33 of 181
- 10-year change
- +131%
- Record
- 6.0 million head
- 2024
Goats in Zambia, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,011,286 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 5,568,730 | +25% |
| 2022 | 4,455,860 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 4,223,372 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 4,044,404 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 3,948,861 | −1.5% |
| 2018 | 4,008,197 | +12% |
| 2017 | 3,583,696 | +38% |
| 2016 | 2,593,329 | −4.1% |
| 2015 | 2,705,325 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2,600,000 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2,500,000 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 2,350,000 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2,300,000 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2,200,000 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2,100,000 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 2,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,000,000 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,950,000 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,950,000 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 1,850,000 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 1,700,000 | +13% |
| 2002 | 1,500,000 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 1,400,000 | +12% |
| 2000 | 1,249,000 | +17% |
| 1999 | 1,069,000 | +20% |
| 1998 | 890,000 | +27% |
| 1997 | 700,000 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 670,000 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 650,000 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 630,000 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 600,000 | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 560,000 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 556,000 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 534,000 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 507,181 | −1.0% |
| 1988 | 512,200 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 478,200 | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 445,100 | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 415,500 | +13% |
| 1984 | 366,700 | −0.7% |
| 1983 | 369,276 | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 347,826 | +21% |
| 1981 | 286,765 | +11% |
| 1980 | 257,610 | −21% |
| 1979 | 325,363 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 308,282 | −3.2% |
| 1977 | 318,507 | +15% |
| 1976 | 276,013 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 272,429 | −2.2% |
| 1974 | 278,567 | −7.2% |
| 1973 | 300,164 | +23% |
| 1972 | 244,876 | −1.6% |
| 1971 | 248,894 | −2.8% |
| 1970 | 256,187 | −43% |
| 1969 | 450,382 | +149% |
| 1968 | 180,688 | −2.7% |
| 1967 | 185,725 | +11% |
| 1966 | 166,700 | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 159,000 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 156,000 | −3.7% |
| 1963 | 162,000 | 0.0% |
| 1962 | 162,000 | +13% |
| 1961 | 143,000 | — |
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.