Goats — Stocks in South America
South America: Goats — Stocks was 2.41 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks in South America stood at 2.41 million LSU.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in South America peaked at 2.42 million LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.77 million LSU, in 1996.
South America ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in South America, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.87 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.90 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.96 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 1.95 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.97 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.99 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.78 million LSU | -10.2% |
| 1968 | 1.80 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 1.82 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.84 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.86 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.92 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.97 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.97 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.91 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.93 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.87 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.87 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.89 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.81 million LSU | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 1.86 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.88 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.84 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.91 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.94 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 2.02 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 2.07 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 2.14 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2.17 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.21 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 2.27 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2.29 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.17 million LSU | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 2.23 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 2.17 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.77 million LSU | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 1.85 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.87 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.93 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.01 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.02 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.07 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.11 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.16 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.20 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.21 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.13 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.12 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.08 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.11 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.04 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.06 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.05 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.16 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.16 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.26 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.30 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.36 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.42 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.36 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.35 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.41 million LSU | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.89 million LSU | 1.78 million LSU | 1.99 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.90 million LSU | 1.84 million LSU | 1.97 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 million LSU | 1.81 million LSU | 2.17 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.08 million LSU | 1.77 million LSU | 2.29 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 million LSU | 2.01 million LSU | 2.21 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 million LSU | 2.04 million LSU | 2.36 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 million LSU | 2.35 million LSU | 2.42 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 13 Bangladesh 2.69 million LSU compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 119,617 LSU compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78,696 LSU compare
- 14 Mongolia 2.46 million LSU compare
- 15 Indonesia 1.96 million LSU compare
- 15 Melanesia 28,607 LSU compare
- 16 Niger 1.96 million LSU compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 17,039 LSU compare
- 17 Ethiopia PDR 1.81 million LSU compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 13,303 LSU compare
- 18 Uganda 1.75 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 3,357 LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 489.3 LSU compare
- 19 South Sudan 1.61 million LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 489.3 LSU compare
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in South America?
- Goats — stocks in South America was 2.41 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 million LSU in 2020.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 million LSU in 1996.
- How does South America rank for goats — stocks?
- South America ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.