Goats — Stocks in Belgium

Belgium: Goats — Stocks was 75,360 An in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
75,360 An
Change on year
up 95.3%
World rank
120th
of 182 countries
All-time high
75,360 An
in 2022
All-time low
16,248 An
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2022

Goats — Stocks in Belgium, 2000–2022

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2000201120222000: 16.2k An2001: 20.8k An2002: 25.0k An2003: 26.2k An2004: 25.5k An2005: 26.2k An2006: 28.0k An2007: 28.9k An2008: 30.9k An2009: 31.7k An2010: 22.0k An2011: 35.5k An2012: 36.0k An2013: 40.5k An2014: 38.0k An2015: 43.6k An2016: 50.8k An2017: 45.0k An2019: 38.6k An2022: 75.4k An

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 75,360 An for goats — stocks in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.3% on the previous year and up 109.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Belgium peaked at 75,360 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16,248 An, in 2000.

Belgium ranks 120th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Goats — Stocks in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Goats — Stocks in Belgium, 2000 to 2022.
Year An Change
2000 16,248 An —
2001 20,760 An +27.8%
2002 25,015 An +20.5%
2003 26,237 An +4.9%
2004 25,478 An -2.9%
2005 26,209 An +2.9%
2006 27,985 An +6.8%
2007 28,870 An +3.2%
2008 30,866 An +6.9%
2009 31,668 An +2.6%
2010 22,000 An -30.5%
2011 35,530 An +61.5%
2012 35,955 An +1.2%
2013 40,473 An +12.6%
2014 38,000 An -6.1%
2015 43,602 An +14.7%
2016 50,801 An +16.5%
2017 45,000 An -11.4%
2019 38,590 An -14.2%
2022 75,360 An +95.3%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 75,360 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 31,300 An, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 75,360 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86,796 An, 87% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Goats — Stocks in Belgium 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +95.3% 38,590 An 75,360 An

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25,934 An 16,248 An 31,668 An 10
2010s 38,883 An 22,000 An 50,801 An 9
2020s 75,360 An 75,360 An 75,360 An 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 117 Switzerland 86,796 An compare
  2. 118 Guyana 82,529 An compare
  3. 119 Costa Rica 77,954 An compare
  4. 121 Norway 75,000 An compare
  5. 122 Croatia 68,000 An compare
  6. 123 Poland 63,492 An compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goats — stocks in Belgium?
Goats — stocks in Belgium was 75,360 An in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 75,360 An in 2022.
What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 16,248 An in 2000.
How does Belgium rank for goats — stocks?
Belgium ranks 120th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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

Indicator
Goats — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,264 data points, 1961–2024
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