Goats — Stocks in Australia
Australia: Goats — Stocks was 411,693 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Australia recorded 411,693 LSU for goats — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Australia peaked at 411,693 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,000 LSU, in 1961.
Australia ranks 46th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Australia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 4,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4,600 LSU | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 5,050 LSU | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 5,000 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 7,500 LSU | +50.0% |
| 1972 | 7,000 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 7,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6,500 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 7,000 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 7,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8,000 LSU | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 7,000 LSU | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 6,500 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 6,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7,000 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 7,500 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 18,500 LSU | +146.7% |
| 1984 | 8,000 LSU | -56.8% |
| 1985 | 10,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 89,400 LSU | +794.0% |
| 1987 | 92,500 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 135,000 LSU | +45.9% |
| 1989 | 131,000 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 163,000 LSU | +24.4% |
| 1991 | 177,000 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 215,000 LSU | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 193,000 LSU | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 190,000 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 166,000 LSU | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 181,000 LSU | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 183,500 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 172,500 LSU | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 157,500 LSU | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 190,500 LSU | +21.0% |
| 2001 | 214,000 LSU | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 275,000 LSU | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 253,000 LSU | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 284,000 LSU | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 340,000 LSU | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 330,000 LSU | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 250,000 LSU | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 270,000 LSU | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 340,000 LSU | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 350,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 350,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 355,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 355,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 357,000 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 360,000 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 365,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 360,000 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 376,072 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 391,926 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 399,278 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 399,705 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 405,699 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 411,693 LSU | +1.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 411,693 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,130 LSU, 131.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Australia's 411,693 LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,855 LSU, 24.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +794.0% | 10,000 LSU | 89,400 LSU |
| 1983 | +146.7% | 7,500 LSU | 18,500 LSU |
| 1984 | -56.8% | 18,500 LSU | 8,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,183 LSU | 4,000 LSU | 5,050 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,850 LSU | 5,000 LSU | 8,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 50,540 LSU | 6,500 LSU | 135,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 179,850 LSU | 157,500 LSU | 215,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 274,650 LSU | 190,500 LSU | 340,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 362,000 LSU | 350,000 LSU | 391,926 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 404,094 LSU | 399,278 LSU | 411,693 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 43 Angola 439,256 LSU compare
- 44 Australia and New Zealand 417,788 LSU compare
- 45 Argentina 412,724 LSU compare
- 47 Mozambique 410,103 LSU compare
- 48 Philippines 390,248 LSU compare
- 49 Burundi 378,340 LSU compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Australia?
- Goats — stocks in Australia was 411,693 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 411,693 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for goats — stocks?
- Australia ranks 46th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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
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.