Goats — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Goats — Stocks was 417,788 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
417,788 LSU
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
44th
of 182 countries
All-time high
417,788 LSU
in 2023
All-time low
6,500 LSU
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Goats — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, goats — stocks in Australia and New Zealand stood at 417,788 LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 417,788 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,500 LSU, in 1962.

That places Australia and New Zealand 44th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,140 LSU 6,500 LSU 9,092 LSU 9
1970s 11,916 LSU 9,000 LSU 16,000 LSU 10
1980s 103,748 LSU 11,761 LSU 265,068 LSU 10
1990s 221,236 LSU 176,139 LSU 269,290 LSU 10
2000s 288,499 LSU 208,784 LSU 354,400 LSU 10
2010s 371,164 LSU 358,597 LSU 401,286 LSU 10
2020s 413,155 LSU 408,919 LSU 417,788 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 41 Zambia 466,170 LSU compare
  2. 42 Cook Islands 266.3 LSU compare
  3. 42 Guinea 448,635 LSU compare
  4. 43 Angola 439,256 LSU compare
  5. 45 Argentina 412,724 LSU compare
  6. 46 Australia 411,693 LSU compare
  7. 47 Mozambique, Republic of 410,103 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goats — stocks in Australia and New Zealand?
Goats — stocks in Australia and New Zealand was 417,788 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 417,788 LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 6,500 LSU in 1962.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for goats — stocks?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 44th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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

Indicator
Goats — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 13,227 data points, 1961–2023
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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.