Women's World Cup Top-Scorer Goal Totals by Edition, 1991-2023
Key Findings
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From 1991 to 2023, goals by a tournament's highest-scoring player moved from 10 to 5 (-50%).
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The highest value in goals by a tournament's highest-scoring player came in 1991: 10.
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The lowest was 2011 at 5.
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The sharpest single-year move was 1991 → 1995: -40% (10 → 6).
About This Dataset
Women's World Cup Top-Scorer Goal Totals by Edition, 1991-2023
1991 leads the displayed comparison with 10 goals by a tournament's highest-scoring player. 1999 records 7.
These records cover completed FIFA Women's World Cup final tournaments through 2023, providing context ahead of Brazil 2027. Qualifying matches, Olympic tournaments and other international competitions are excluded.
For each of nine editions we take the highest individual goal total in the source's year-by-year player contributions. Michelle Akers' ten goals in 1991 remain the largest total; Hinata Miyazawa led in 2023 with five.
Each row represents the leading goal total, not a count of Golden Boot awards. Several players may share that total even when one wins the award on tiebreakers. Formats and available match counts changed, so scoring rates are not directly comparable.
Sources checked October 22, 2026. This is a static, dated comparison; later source revisions may change the figures. Equal values represent ties regardless of display order.
These records cover completed FIFA Women's World Cup final tournaments through 2023, providing context ahead of Brazil 2027. Qualifying matches, Olympic tournaments and other international competitions are excluded.
For each of nine editions we take the highest individual goal total in the source's year-by-year player contributions. Michelle Akers' ten goals in 1991 remain the largest total; Hinata Miyazawa led in 2023 with five.
Each row represents the leading goal total, not a count of Golden Boot awards. Several players may share that total even when one wins the award on tiebreakers. Formats and available match counts changed, so scoring rates are not directly comparable.
Sources checked October 22, 2026. This is a static, dated comparison; later source revisions may change the figures. Equal values represent ties regardless of display order.
Analysis
The gap between the first two displayed values is 3 goals by a tournament's highest-scoring player. Read the source definitions and coverage before interpreting the ranking.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- RSSSF - Women's World Cup 1991-2023; maximum goals by edition
- Coverage
- 9 entities · 1991-2023 · 9 observations
- Measure
- goals by a tournament's highest-scoring player
- Last updated
- 22 October 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.
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