Goats — Stocks in Western Europe
Western Europe: Goats — Stocks was 218,180 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 218,180 LSU for goats — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Western Europe peaked at 230,942 LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 118,319 LSU, in 1973.
That places Western Europe 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 225,977 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 219,405 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 200,264 LSU | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 189,014 LSU | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 176,442 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 163,859 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 159,139 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 143,310 LSU | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 137,014 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 130,096 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 126,226 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 121,402 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 118,319 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 118,640 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 121,358 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 123,837 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 126,296 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 127,628 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 129,994 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 133,743 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 141,984 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 139,700 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 141,664 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 138,192 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 132,494 LSU | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 130,558 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 130,875 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 130,682 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 143,915 LSU | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 150,201 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 150,873 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 146,689 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 144,073 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 143,067 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 147,822 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 150,344 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 154,525 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 158,205 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 160,298 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 165,203 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 170,487 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 177,994 LSU | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 181,127 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 182,556 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 185,819 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 187,977 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 197,042 LSU | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 200,999 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 207,576 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 212,120 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 212,089 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 206,778 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 203,945 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 204,487 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 203,303 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 210,892 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 215,489 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 209,317 LSU | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 215,091 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 230,430 LSU | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 230,942 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 230,149 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 218,180 LSU | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 179,380 LSU | 137,014 LSU | 225,977 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 124,380 LSU | 118,319 LSU | 130,096 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 136,381 LSU | 130,558 LSU | 143,915 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 150,610 LSU | 143,067 LSU | 160,298 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 185,678 LSU | 165,203 LSU | 207,576 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 209,351 LSU | 203,303 LSU | 215,489 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 227,425 LSU | 218,180 LSU | 230,942 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Western Europe?
- Goats — stocks in Western Europe was 218,180 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 230,942 LSU in 2021.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 118,319 LSU in 1973.
- How does Western Europe rank for goats — stocks?
- Western Europe ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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
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.