Most kids per year goat breeds

4 of 28 goat breeds in our list have a sourced figure for litter size. The rest are listed below the ranking with what we checked.

Ranked on a cited typical or observed figure (4 breeds)

RankBreedLitter sizeSource
joint 1st of 4Fainting Goat (Myotonic)2–3 kids (typical)Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy (peer-reviewed / government / conservation body)
joint 1st of 4Pygmy1–4 kidsNPGA membership brochure (breed registry / association)
3rd of 4Damascus1.8 kidsMolecular Genetic Studies for Damascus Goat Breed Raised Under Egyptian Conditions (Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013) (peer-reviewed / government / conservation body)
4th of 4Angora1–2 kids (typical)RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension (university extension)

Not ranked (24 breeds)

BreedWhy
AlpineOur sources didn’t publish one.
BoerOur sources didn’t publish one.
CashmereOur sources didn’t publish one.
Golden GuernseyOur sources didn’t publish one.
Kalahari RedOur sources didn’t publish one.
KikoOur sources didn’t publish one.
LaManchaOur sources didn’t publish one.
Mini AlpineOur sources didn’t publish one.
Mini GuernseyOur sources didn’t publish one.
Mini LaManchaOur sources didn’t publish one.
Mini NubianOur sources didn’t publish one.
Mini OberhasliOur sources didn’t publish one.
Mini SaanenOur sources didn’t publish one.
Mini ToggenburgOur sources didn’t publish one.
Nigerian DwarfOur sources didn’t publish one.
NigoraOur sources didn’t publish one.
Nubian (Anglo-Nubian)Our sources didn’t publish one.
OberhasliOur sources didn’t publish one.
PygoraOur sources didn’t publish one.
SaanenOur sources didn’t publish one.
SableOur sources didn’t publish one.
SavannaOur sources didn’t publish one.
SpanishOur sources didn’t publish one.
ToggenburgOur sources didn’t publish one.