Goats — Stocks in Mozambique
Mozambique: Goats — Stocks was 4.10 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 4.10 million An for goats — stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Mozambique peaked at 5.05 million An in 2000 and was at its lowest, 315,476 An, in 1976.
Mozambique ranks 47th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 450,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 460,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 470,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 480,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 500,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 497,000 An | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 457,117 An | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 485,000 An | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 475,021 An | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 521,916 An | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 570,419 An | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 580,337 An | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 568,330 An | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 572,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 422,293 An | -26.2% |
| 1976 | 315,476 An | -25.3% |
| 1977 | 320,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 325,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 330,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 335,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 340,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 345,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 350,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 355,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 550,000 An | +54.9% |
| 1986 | 850,000 An | +54.5% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million An | +29.4% |
| 1988 | 1.40 million An | +27.3% |
| 1989 | 1.70 million An | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 2.00 million An | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 2.50 million An | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 2.80 million An | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 3.00 million An | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 3.30 million An | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 3.50 million An | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 3.90 million An | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 4.10 million An | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 4.50 million An | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 4.70 million An | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 5.05 million An | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 5.05 million An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.04 million An | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.75 million An | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 4.84 million An | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.93 million An | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 4.25 million An | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 4.39 million An | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.82 million An | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 3.91 million An | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 3.91 million An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.00 million An | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.45 million An | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 4.55 million An | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.78 million An | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 3.26 million An | -31.9% |
| 2016 | 3.80 million An | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 2.89 million An | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 3.41 million An | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 3.21 million An | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 3.27 million An | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.47 million An | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 4.41 million An | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 4.10 million An | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 4.10 million An | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 4.10 million An is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.28 million An, 44% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 4.10 million An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.68 million An, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +54.9% | 355,000 An | 550,000 An |
| 1986 | +54.5% | 550,000 An | 850,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 474,904 An | 450,000 An | 500,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 452,577 An | 315,476 An | 580,337 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 732,500 An | 335,000 An | 1.70 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.43 million An | 2.00 million An | 4.70 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.70 million An | 3.91 million An | 5.05 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.82 million An | 2.89 million An | 4.78 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 million An | 3.27 million An | 4.41 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Mozambique?
- Goats — stocks in Mozambique was 4.10 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 5.05 million An in 2000.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 315,476 An in 1976.
- How does Mozambique rank for goats — stocks?
- Mozambique ranks 47th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.