Goats — Stocks in Kenya
Kenya: Goats — Stocks was 38.43 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Kenya is 38.43 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Kenya peaked at 38.43 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.90 million An, in 1974.
Kenya ranks 8th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Kenya, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.70 million An | — |
| 1962 | 4.92 million An | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 5.10 million An | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 5.33 million An | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 5.30 million An | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 5.30 million An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.33 million An | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 5.00 million An | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 4.33 million An | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 4.23 million An | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 4.15 million An | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 4.05 million An | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 4.00 million An | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 3.90 million An | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 4.26 million An | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 4.34 million An | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 6.00 million An | +38.2% |
| 1978 | 7.90 million An | +31.7% |
| 1979 | 8.28 million An | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 8.00 million An | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 7.00 million An | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 7.20 million An | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 7.78 million An | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 6.85 million An | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 7.50 million An | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 8.13 million An | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 7.01 million An | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 9.66 million An | +37.8% |
| 1989 | 9.80 million An | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 10.19 million An | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 9.91 million An | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 10.30 million An | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 10.50 million An | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 10.53 million An | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 10.40 million An | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 10.23 million An | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.86 million An | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 9.67 million An | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 10.97 million An | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 10.00 million An | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 10.80 million An | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 11.32 million An | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 11.95 million An | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 13.39 million An | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 13.88 million An | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 10.21 million An | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 27.93 million An | +173.5% |
| 2008 | 28.95 million An | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 27.74 million An | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 28.17 million An | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 28.86 million An | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 22.18 million An | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 24.64 million An | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 27.32 million An | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 25.09 million An | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 26.75 million An | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 25.68 million An | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 26.71 million An | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 35.00 million An | +31.0% |
| 2020 | 36.02 million An | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 32.57 million An | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 30.56 million An | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 34.99 million An | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 38.43 million An | +9.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 38.43 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.26 million An, 17.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 38.43 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.68 million An, 8.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +173.5% | 10.21 million An | 27.93 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.04 million An | 4.33 million An | 5.33 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.11 million An | 3.90 million An | 8.28 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.89 million An | 6.85 million An | 9.80 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.35 million An | 9.67 million An | 10.97 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.62 million An | 10.00 million An | 28.95 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.04 million An | 22.18 million An | 35.00 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.51 million An | 30.56 million An | 38.43 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 18.11 million An compare
- 5 Pakistan 87.03 million An compare
- 6 Ethiopia 53.98 million An compare
- 6 Türkiye 10.82 million An compare
- 7 Chad 46.49 million An compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.15 million An compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.04 million An compare
- 9 Mali 33.80 million An compare
- 10 Sudan 31.88 million An compare
- 10 Viet Nam 3.17 million An compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.27 million An compare
- 11 Sudan (former) 30.65 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Kenya?
- Goats — stocks in Kenya was 38.43 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 38.43 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.90 million An in 1974.
- How does Kenya rank for goats — stocks?
- Kenya ranks 8th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.