Goats — Stocks in Ecuador
Ecuador: Goats — Stocks was 2,864 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Stocks in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks in Ecuador stood at 2,864 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and down 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Ecuador peaked at 36,900 LSU in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1,409 LSU, in 2020.
Ecuador ranks 136th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,200 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 15,800 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 16,412 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 16,445 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 16,479 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 17,100 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 17,800 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 18,388 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 18,500 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 19,100 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 20,000 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 20,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 22,207 LSU | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 22,960 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 23,500 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 24,140 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 24,640 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 25,140 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 25,684 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 26,266 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 26,860 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 27,451 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 28,042 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 28,671 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 22,810 LSU | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 26,190 LSU | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 27,330 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 29,830 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 31,059 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 30,900 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 33,000 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 34,800 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 36,900 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 29,500 LSU | -20.1% |
| 1996 | 30,930 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 30,930 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 27,956 LSU | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 27,656 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 17,837 LSU | -35.5% |
| 2001 | 27,256 LSU | +52.8% |
| 2002 | 15,470 LSU | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 14,094 LSU | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 13,536 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 14,416 LSU | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 15,642 LSU | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 17,075 LSU | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 14,961 LSU | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 15,808 LSU | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 13,482 LSU | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 11,233 LSU | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 10,871 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 10,403 LSU | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 2,079 LSU | -80.0% |
| 2015 | 2,710 LSU | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 3,638 LSU | +34.2% |
| 2017 | 3,958 LSU | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 2,174 LSU | -45.1% |
| 2019 | 2,839 LSU | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 1,409 LSU | -50.4% |
| 2021 | 5,785 LSU | +310.5% |
| 2022 | 2,379 LSU | -58.9% |
| 2023 | 2,864 LSU | +20.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2,864 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,826 LSU, 8% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2,864 LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,609 LSU, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +310.5% | 1,409 LSU | 5,785 LSU |
| 2014 | -80.0% | 10,403 LSU | 2,079 LSU |
| 2022 | -58.9% | 5,785 LSU | 2,379 LSU |
| 2020 | -50.4% | 2,839 LSU | 1,409 LSU |
| 2001 | +52.8% | 17,837 LSU | 27,256 LSU |
| 2018 | -45.1% | 3,958 LSU | 2,174 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,903 LSU | 15,200 LSU | 18,500 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,169 LSU | 19,100 LSU | 25,140 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,913 LSU | 22,810 LSU | 29,830 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,363 LSU | 27,656 LSU | 36,900 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,609 LSU | 13,536 LSU | 27,256 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,339 LSU | 2,079 LSU | 13,482 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,109 LSU | 1,409 LSU | 5,785 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Ecuador?
- Goats — stocks in Ecuador was 2,864 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 36,900 LSU in 1994.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,409 LSU in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for goats — stocks?
- Ecuador ranks 136th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.