Goats — Stocks in Uganda
Uganda: Goats — Stocks was 17.40 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Uganda is 17.40 million An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Uganda peaked at 17.44 million An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.71 million An, in 1969.
Uganda ranks 17th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.59 million An | — |
| 1962 | 2.53 million An | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.34 million An | -7.6% |
| 1964 | 1.99 million An | -14.9% |
| 1965 | 2.01 million An | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.01 million An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.00 million An | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.90 million An | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 1.71 million An | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 1.80 million An | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 2.21 million An | +22.8% |
| 1972 | 1.95 million An | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 2.10 million An | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 1.87 million An | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 2.17 million An | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 2.30 million An | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 2.38 million An | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 2.61 million An | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 2.62 million An | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.54 million An | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 2.67 million An | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 2.80 million An | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 2.94 million An | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 3.09 million An | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 3.71 million An | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 3.64 million An | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 3.90 million An | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 4.17 million An | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 4.48 million An | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 4.71 million An | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 4.95 million An | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 5.07 million An | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.23 million An | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 5.38 million An | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 5.54 million An | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 5.68 million An | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 5.83 million An | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 6.00 million An | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 6.18 million An | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 6.40 million An | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 6.62 million An | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 6.85 million An | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 7.09 million An | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 7.57 million An | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 7.80 million An | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 8.03 million An | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 8.28 million An | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 12.45 million An | +50.4% |
| 2009 | 12.82 million An | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 13.21 million An | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 13.60 million An | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 14.01 million An | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 14.61 million An | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 14.01 million An | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 15.31 million An | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 15.72 million An | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.03 million An | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 16.42 million An | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 16.95 million An | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 17.10 million An | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 17.36 million An | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 17.41 million An | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.44 million An | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 17.40 million An | -0.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 17.40 million An is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.28 million An, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 17.40 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.68 million An, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +50.4% | 8.28 million An | 12.45 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.12 million An | 1.71 million An | 2.59 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.20 million An | 1.80 million An | 2.62 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.40 million An | 2.54 million An | 4.48 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.46 million An | 4.71 million An | 6.18 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.39 million An | 6.40 million An | 12.82 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.99 million An | 13.21 million An | 16.95 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.34 million An | 17.10 million An | 17.44 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 843,000 An compare
- 14 Niger 22.03 million An compare
- 15 Indonesia 18.85 million An compare
- 15 Melanesia 298,799 An compare
- 16 Ethiopia PDR 18.10 million An compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 145,192 An compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 138,130 An compare
- 18 South Sudan 15.67 million An compare
- 18 Polynesia 34,544 An compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4,926 An compare
- 19 Nepal 15.29 million An compare
- 19 Micronesia 4,926 An compare
- 20 Malawi 13.79 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Uganda?
- Goats — stocks in Uganda was 17.40 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 17.44 million An in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 million An in 1969.
- How does Uganda rank for goats — stocks?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.