Goats — Stocks in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Goats — Stocks was 333.5 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 333.5 LSU for goats — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Puerto Rico peaked at 2,600 LSU in 1976 and was at its lowest, 293.1 LSU, in 2004.
That places Puerto Rico 174th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,600 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,650 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 1,650 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,700 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 LSU | +17.6% |
| 1967 | 2,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,080 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 2,000 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 2,080 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 2,100 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 2,060 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 2,180 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 2,180 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,360 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 2,600 LSU | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 2,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,500 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 2,350 LSU | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 1,650 LSU | -29.8% |
| 1983 | 1,750 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 1,700 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 1,590 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 1,540 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 1,440 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 1,420 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1,890 LSU | +33.1% |
| 1990 | 2,100 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 2,150 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 2,300 LSU | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 2,110 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 2,060 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,788 LSU | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 840.1 LSU | -53.0% |
| 1997 | 1,300 LSU | +54.7% |
| 1998 | 915.7 LSU | -29.6% |
| 1999 | 900 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 491.8 LSU | -45.4% |
| 2004 | 293.1 LSU | -40.4% |
| 2005 | 313.4 LSU | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 397.1 LSU | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 395.1 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 446.9 LSU | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 460.3 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 473.3 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 485.8 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 565.5 LSU | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 471.2 LSU | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 441.8 LSU | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 414.7 LSU | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 389 LSU | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 362.9 LSU | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 364.1 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 356.7 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 350.2 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 345.3 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 344.6 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 333.5 LSU | -3.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 333.5 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,130 LSU, 11% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 333.5 LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,609 LSU, 13% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +54.7% | 840.1 LSU | 1,300 LSU |
| 1996 | -53.0% | 1,788 LSU | 840.1 LSU |
| 2003 | -45.4% | 900 LSU | 491.8 LSU |
| 2004 | -40.4% | 491.8 LSU | 293.1 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,809 LSU | 1,600 LSU | 2,080 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,336 LSU | 2,060 LSU | 2,600 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,783 LSU | 1,420 LSU | 2,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,646 LSU | 840.1 LSU | 2,300 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 549.77 LSU | 293.1 LSU | 900 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 432.5 LSU | 356.7 LSU | 565.5 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 343.4 LSU | 333.5 LSU | 350.2 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 171 Suriname 411.2 LSU compare
- 172 Estonia 370 LSU compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 355.9 LSU compare
- 175 Papua New Guinea 314.9 LSU compare
- 176 Cook Islands 266.3 LSU compare
- 177 Iceland 183.5 LSU compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % 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 -0.8621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Puerto Rico?
- Goats — stocks in Puerto Rico was 333.5 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 2,600 LSU in 1976.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 293.1 LSU in 2004.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for goats — stocks?
- Puerto Rico ranks 174th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.