Goats — Share in total livestock in New Zealand
New Zealand: Goats — Share in total livestock was 0.05 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Share in total livestock in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — share in total livestock in New Zealand stood at 0.05 %LSU.
That represents a change of down 37.5% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — share in total livestock in New Zealand peaked at 0.92 %LSU in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.01 %LSU, in 1977.
That places New Zealand 173rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0333 %LSU | 0.02 %LSU | 0.04 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.037 %LSU | 0.01 %LSU | 0.06 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.38 %LSU | 0.04 %LSU | 0.92 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.313 %LSU | 0.14 %LSU | 0.79 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.109 %LSU | 0.07 %LSU | 0.14 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.074 %LSU | 0.06 %LSU | 0.09 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0775 %LSU | 0.05 %LSU | 0.1 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 170 Ecuador 0.06 %LSU compare
- 170 Panama 0.06 %LSU compare
- 170 Papua New Guinea 0.06 %LSU compare
- 173 Finland 0.05 %LSU compare
- 175 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.02 %LSU compare
- 175 Belize 0.02 %LSU compare
- 175 Canada 0.02 %LSU compare
- 175 Japan 0.02 %LSU compare
- 175 Nicaragua 0.02 %LSU compare
- 175 Uruguay 0.02 %LSU compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 48.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0041 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.56 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.63 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 31.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — share in total livestock in New Zealand?
- Goats — share in total livestock in New Zealand was 0.05 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — share in total livestock recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 %LSU in 1988.
- What is the lowest goats — share in total livestock recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 %LSU in 1977.
- How does New Zealand rank for goats — share in total livestock?
- New Zealand ranks 173rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.