Goats — Stocks in Switzerland
Switzerland: Goats — Stocks was 8,126 LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Goats — Stocks in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Switzerland is 8,126 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Switzerland peaked at 8,936 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5,770 LSU, in 1995.
Switzerland ranks 118th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Goats — Stocks in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,936 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 8,900 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 8,525 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 8,150 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 7,775 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 7,471 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 7,300 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 7,500 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 7,600 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 7,200 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 7,000 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 7,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,921 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 7,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 7,200 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 7,400 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 7,600 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 7,998 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 8,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,015 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 8,090 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 8,240 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 7,945 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 7,890 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 8,040 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 7,980 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 8,080 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 7,222 LSU | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 6,940 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 6,830 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 6,970 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 6,270 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 6,119 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 6,119 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,770 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 6,135 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 6,247 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 6,461 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 6,601 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 6,697 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6,769 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 7,081 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 7,253 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 7,589 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 7,950 LSU | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 8,210 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 8,510 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 8,760 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 8,513 LSU | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 8,699 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 8,622 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 8,809 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 8,794 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 8,782 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7,427 LSU | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 7,535 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7,815 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 8,055 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 8,047 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7,956 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8,204 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 8,231 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8,126 LSU | -1.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 8,126 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,130 LSU, 2.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 8,126 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,126 LSU, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,017 LSU | 7,300 LSU | 8,936 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,332 LSU | 6,921 LSU | 8,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,844 LSU | 6,940 LSU | 8,240 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,352 LSU | 5,770 LSU | 6,970 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,733 LSU | 6,697 LSU | 8,760 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,258 LSU | 7,427 LSU | 8,809 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,129 LSU | 7,956 LSU | 8,231 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % 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 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Switzerland?
- Goats — stocks in Switzerland was 8,126 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,936 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,770 LSU in 1995.
- How does Switzerland rank for goats — stocks?
- Switzerland ranks 118th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.