Goats — Stocks in Barbados
Barbados: Goats — Stocks was 5,655 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 5,655 An for goats — stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Barbados peaked at 20,000 An in 1969 and was at its lowest, 4,300 An, in 1999.
That places Barbados 167th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, 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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,900 An | — |
| 1962 | 17,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 15,000 An | -11.8% |
| 1964 | 16,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 17,000 An | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 18,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 19,000 An | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 19,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 20,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 20,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 19,000 An | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 18,000 An | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 17,000 An | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 17,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16,000 An | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 16,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15,000 An | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 15,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14,000 An | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 14,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12,000 An | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 10,000 An | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 8,000 An | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 7,000 An | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 6,000 An | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 5,000 An | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 4,381 An | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 4,400 An | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 4,400 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,500 An | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 4,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,600 An | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 4,300 An | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 4,600 An | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 4,800 An | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 4,900 An | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5,000 An | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5,100 An | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 5,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,150 An | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5,200 An | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 5,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,300 An | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5,500 An | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 5,400 An | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 5,393 An | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5,412 An | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5,437 An | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5,472 An | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5,512 An | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5,545 An | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5,594 An | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5,604 An | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5,629 An | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5,655 An | +0.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 5,655 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 31,300 An, 18% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 5,655 An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,070 An, 23% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,544 An | 15,000 An | 20,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,100 An | 15,000 An | 20,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,538 An | 4,381 An | 15,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,470 An | 4,300 An | 4,600 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,025 An | 4,600 An | 5,200 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,383 An | 5,200 An | 5,512 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,605 An | 5,545 An | 5,655 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 164 Malta 6,670 An compare
- 165 Sao Tome and Principe 6,201 An compare
- 166 Seychelles 5,847 An compare
- 168 Finland 5,140 An compare
- 169 Luxembourg 4,422 An compare
- 170 Suriname 4,382 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.403 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Barbados?
- Goats — stocks in Barbados was 5,655 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 20,000 An in 1969.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,300 An in 1999.
- How does Barbados rank for goats — stocks?
- Barbados ranks 167th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.