Goats — Stocks in Rwanda
Rwanda: Goats — Stocks was 1.62 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, goats — stocks in Rwanda stood at 1.62 million An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Rwanda peaked at 2.97 million An in 2011 and was at its lowest, 375,000 An, in 1966.
That places Rwanda 65th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 460,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 460,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 450,000 An | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 459,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 410,000 An | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 375,000 An | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 500,000 An | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 400,000 An | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 440,000 An | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 481,488 An | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 511,537 An | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 505,876 An | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 628,301 An | +24.2% |
| 1974 | 559,700 An | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 633,001 An | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 682,085 An | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 736,062 An | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 774,862 An | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 824,053 An | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 885,390 An | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 943,087 An | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 985,064 An | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 939,547 An | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 933,417 An | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.02 million An | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 992,993 An | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.02 million An | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.05 million An | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.08 million An | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.08 million An | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.14 million An | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 1.17 million An | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.20 million An | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.23 million An | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 493,750 An | -59.9% |
| 1996 | 621,000 An | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 526,253 An | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 629,009 An | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 704,073 An | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 756,502 An | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 756,581 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 919,785 An | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 941,128 An | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.26 million An | +34.3% |
| 2005 | 1.46 million An | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 1.69 million An | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 2.14 million An | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 2.52 million An | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 2.62 million An | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.69 million An | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.97 million An | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 2.67 million An | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 2.70 million An | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.53 million An | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 2.71 million An | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 2.61 million An | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.92 million An | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 2.73 million An | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 2.28 million An | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 1.75 million An | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 1.69 million An | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.51 million An | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 1.55 million An | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.62 million An | +5.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.62 million An is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.28 million An, 18% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.62 million An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.68 million An, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -59.9% | 1.23 million An | 493,750 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 439,333 An | 375,000 An | 500,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 633,696 An | 481,488 An | 824,053 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 984,262 An | 885,390 An | 1.08 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 879,350 An | 493,750 An | 1.23 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 million An | 756,502 An | 2.62 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 million An | 2.28 million An | 2.97 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 million An | 1.51 million An | 1.75 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 62 Madagascar 1.74 million An compare
- 63 Russian Federation 1.69 million An compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 1.68 million An compare
- 66 Romania 1.43 million An compare
- 67 Iraq 1.35 million An compare
- 68 France 1.34 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Rwanda?
- Goats — stocks in Rwanda was 1.62 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 million An in 2011.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 375,000 An in 1966.
- How does Rwanda rank for goats — stocks?
- Rwanda ranks 65th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.