China (People’s Republic of) vs Nigeria: Goats — Stocks

China (People’s Republic of)
117.68 million An
in 2024
Nigeria
90.97 million An
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
4th

Goats — Stocks over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Nigeria
050.0M100.0M150.0M196119922024

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 117.68 million An against 90.97 million An in Nigeria, a difference of 26.71 million An.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 181 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 62.35 million An 1.47 million An 60.88 million An China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 65.30 million An 6.31 million An 58.99 million An China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 74.38 million An 16.94 million An 57.44 million An China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 116.70 million An 29.83 million An 86.87 million An China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 147.08 million An 49.30 million An 97.78 million An China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 139.49 million An 72.39 million An 67.10 million An China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 129.30 million An 87.75 million An 41.56 million An China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goats — stocks, China (People’s Republic of) or Nigeria?
China (People’s Republic of), at 117.68 million An against 90.97 million An in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in goats — stocks between China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria?
26.71 million An, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria rank globally for goats — stocks?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Goats — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goats — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,264 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.