Goats — Stocks in Eswatini
Eswatini: Goats — Stocks was 531,407 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Eswatini is 531,407 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Eswatini peaked at 531,407 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 218,637 An, in 1965.
Eswatini ranks 83rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 219,143 An | — |
| 1962 | 229,049 An | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 221,619 An | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 247,604 An | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 218,637 An | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 219,637 An | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 235,275 An | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 226,320 An | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 248,110 An | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 259,047 An | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 261,534 An | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 252,037 An | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 265,092 An | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 248,890 An | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 261,370 An | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 237,384 An | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 257,898 An | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 256,925 An | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 284,713 An | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 303,128 An | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 308,933 An | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 320,398 An | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 333,898 An | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 298,029 An | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 268,422 An | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 306,454 An | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 311,738 An | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 279,516 An | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 294,428 An | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 298,166 An | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 334,178 An | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 409,819 An | +22.6% |
| 1993 | 421,782 An | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 428,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 435,080 An | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 438,000 An | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 368,381 An | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 354,135 An | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 332,939 An | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 421,800 An | +26.7% |
| 2001 | 422,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 350,000 An | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 273,576 An | -21.8% |
| 2004 | 348,500 An | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 324,000 An | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 315,000 An | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 355,705 An | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 381,220 An | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 468,427 An | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 477,821 An | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 482,443 An | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 485,826 An | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 458,344 An | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 441,137 An | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 443,218 An | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 501,496 An | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 484,572 An | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 480,678 An | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 506,998 An | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 527,238 An | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 525,268 An | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 527,185 An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 529,102 An | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 531,407 An | +0.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 531,407 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.26 million An, 23% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 531,407 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.68 million An, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229,488 An | 218,637 An | 248,110 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 258,489 An | 237,384 An | 284,713 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 302,494 An | 268,422 An | 333,898 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 382,048 An | 298,166 An | 438,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 366,023 An | 273,576 An | 468,427 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 476,253 An | 441,137 An | 506,998 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 528,040 An | 525,268 An | 531,407 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Eswatini?
- Goats — stocks in Eswatini was 531,407 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 531,407 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 218,637 An in 1965.
- How does Eswatini rank for goats — stocks?
- Eswatini ranks 83rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.