Goats — Stocks in Portugal
Portugal: Goats — Stocks was 33,562 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Stocks in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 33,562 LSU for goats — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Portugal peaked at 90,600 LSU in 1978 and was at its lowest, 31,648 LSU, in 2019.
Portugal ranks 96th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60,664 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 58,649 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 56,634 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 58,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 57,000 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 57,030 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 56,130 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 55,308 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 64,350 LSU | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 66,450 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 69,550 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 75,504 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 75,839 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 73,800 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 67,770 LSU | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 69,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 74,000 LSU | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 90,600 LSU | +22.4% |
| 1979 | 74,500 LSU | -17.8% |
| 1980 | 73,300 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 75,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 74,500 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 74,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 74,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 74,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 74,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 80,000 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 80,800 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 84,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 85,700 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 79,700 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 77,200 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 76,200 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 72,500 LSU | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 72,100 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 70,400 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 67,700 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 67,300 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 67,600 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 63,000 LSU | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 48,900 LSU | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 47,000 LSU | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 44,400 LSU | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 47,000 LSU | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 47,500 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 46,800 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 43,900 LSU | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 43,300 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 42,500 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 41,900 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 41,300 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 40,400 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 39,800 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 38,200 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 37,300 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 34,700 LSU | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 34,000 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 33,259 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 31,648 LSU | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 36,842 LSU | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 36,450 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 35,205 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 33,562 LSU | -4.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 33,562 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,130 LSU, 10.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 33,562 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,126 LSU, 4.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,196 LSU | 55,308 LSU | 64,350 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 73,701 LSU | 66,450 LSU | 90,600 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,560 LSU | 73,300 LSU | 84,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,640 LSU | 67,300 LSU | 85,700 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,430 LSU | 42,500 LSU | 63,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,251 LSU | 31,648 LSU | 41,900 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,515 LSU | 33,562 LSU | 36,842 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Portugal?
- Goats — stocks in Portugal was 33,562 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 90,600 LSU in 1978.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,648 LSU in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for goats — stocks?
- Portugal ranks 96th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.