Goats — Stocks in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Goats — Stocks was 21,846 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21,846 LSU
Change on year
down 15.9%
Rank
30th
of 31 groups
All-time high
25,976 LSU
in 2022
All-time low
6,998 LSU
in 1976
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Goats — Stocks in Northern Europe, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, goats — stocks in Northern Europe stood at 21,846 LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Northern Europe peaked at 25,976 LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,998 LSU, in 1976.

Northern Europe ranks 30th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Goats — Stocks in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Goats — Stocks in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 10,425 LSU —
1962 10,111 LSU -3.0%
1963 10,266 LSU +1.5%
1964 11,321 LSU +10.3%
1965 10,954 LSU -3.2%
1966 11,090 LSU +1.2%
1967 11,003 LSU -0.8%
1968 10,033 LSU -8.8%
1969 9,370 LSU -6.6%
1970 8,632 LSU -7.9%
1971 8,406 LSU -2.6%
1972 7,824 LSU -6.9%
1973 7,460 LSU -4.7%
1974 7,204 LSU -3.4%
1975 7,175 LSU -0.4%
1976 6,998 LSU -2.5%
1977 7,216 LSU +3.1%
1978 7,417 LSU +2.8%
1979 8,294 LSU +11.8%
1980 8,703 LSU +4.9%
1981 9,272 LSU +6.5%
1982 10,024 LSU +8.1%
1983 10,361 LSU +3.4%
1984 10,296 LSU -0.6%
1985 10,048 LSU -2.4%
1986 9,736 LSU -3.1%
1987 9,486 LSU -2.6%
1988 9,489 LSU +0.0%
1989 9,844 LSU +3.7%
1990 20,684 LSU +110.1%
1991 22,445 LSU +8.5%
1992 23,014 LSU +2.5%
1993 22,992 LSU -0.1%
1994 22,343 LSU -2.8%
1995 21,771 LSU -2.6%
1996 21,973 LSU +0.9%
1997 21,172 LSU -3.6%
1998 20,899 LSU -1.3%
1999 21,712 LSU +3.9%
2000 20,612 LSU -5.1%
2001 20,347 LSU -1.3%
2002 20,263 LSU -0.4%
2003 21,960 LSU +8.4%
2004 22,174 LSU +1.0%
2005 22,421 LSU +1.1%
2006 22,371 LSU -0.2%
2007 21,939 LSU -1.9%
2008 21,355 LSU -2.7%
2009 20,605 LSU -3.5%
2010 20,840 LSU +1.1%
2011 21,195 LSU +1.7%
2012 21,243 LSU +0.2%
2013 20,771 LSU -2.2%
2014 20,974 LSU +1.0%
2015 21,422 LSU +2.1%
2016 21,978 LSU +2.6%
2017 21,610 LSU -1.7%
2018 22,904 LSU +6.0%
2019 25,513 LSU +11.4%
2020 21,731 LSU -14.8%
2021 21,829 LSU +0.5%
2022 25,976 LSU +19.0%
2023 21,846 LSU -15.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Goats — Stocks in Northern Europe 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.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +110.1% 9,844 LSU 20,684 LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,508 LSU 9,370 LSU 11,321 LSU 9
1970s 7,663 LSU 6,998 LSU 8,632 LSU 10
1980s 9,726 LSU 8,703 LSU 10,361 LSU 10
1990s 21,900 LSU 20,684 LSU 23,014 LSU 10
2000s 21,405 LSU 20,263 LSU 22,421 LSU 10
2010s 21,845 LSU 20,771 LSU 25,513 LSU 10
2020s 22,846 LSU 21,731 LSU 25,976 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 27 Mexico 884,047 LSU compare
  2. 28 Afghanistan 803,881 LSU compare
  3. 29 Mauritania 725,876 LSU compare
  4. 30 USSR 669,200 LSU compare
  5. 31 Cabo Verde 14,312 LSU compare
  6. 31 Cameroon 656,072 LSU compare
  7. 32 Senegal 648,840 LSU compare
  8. 33 Zimbabwe 646,405 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goats — stocks in Northern Europe?
Goats — stocks in Northern Europe was 21,846 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 25,976 LSU in 2022.
What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 6,998 LSU in 1976.
How does Northern Europe rank for goats — stocks?
Northern Europe ranks 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.