Goats — Stocks in Ecuador
Ecuador: Goats — Stocks was 27,531 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Ecuador is 27,531 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Ecuador peaked at 369,000 An in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14,092 An, in 2020.
Ecuador ranks 134th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 152,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 158,000 An | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 164,122 An | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 164,450 An | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 164,788 An | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 171,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 178,000 An | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 183,885 An | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 185,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 191,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 200,000 An | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 200,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 200,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 222,074 An | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 229,600 An | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 235,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 241,400 An | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 246,400 An | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 251,400 An | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 256,835 An | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 262,665 An | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 268,601 An | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 274,510 An | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 280,419 An | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 286,710 An | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 228,100 An | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 261,900 An | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 273,300 An | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 298,300 An | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 310,590 An | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 309,000 An | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 330,000 An | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 348,000 An | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 369,000 An | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 295,000 An | -20.1% |
| 1996 | 309,300 An | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 309,300 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 279,565 An | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 276,565 An | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 178,367 An | -35.5% |
| 2001 | 272,560 An | +52.8% |
| 2002 | 154,697 An | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 140,940 An | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 135,360 An | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 144,163 An | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 156,420 An | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 170,750 An | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 149,606 An | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 158,081 An | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 134,825 An | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 112,331 An | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 108,714 An | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 104,027 An | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 20,793 An | -80.0% |
| 2015 | 27,102 An | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 36,379 An | +34.2% |
| 2017 | 39,583 An | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 21,745 An | -45.1% |
| 2019 | 28,391 An | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 14,092 An | -50.4% |
| 2021 | 57,849 An | +310.5% |
| 2022 | 23,789 An | -58.9% |
| 2023 | 28,641 An | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 27,531 An | -3.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 27,531 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 344,210 An, 8% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 27,531 An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,070 An, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Ecuador 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +310.5% | 14,092 An | 57,849 An |
| 2014 | -80.0% | 104,027 An | 20,793 An |
| 2022 | -58.9% | 57,849 An | 23,789 An |
| 2020 | -50.4% | 28,391 An | 14,092 An |
| 2001 | +52.8% | 178,367 An | 272,560 An |
| 2018 | -45.1% | 39,583 An | 21,745 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 169,027 An | 152,000 An | 185,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 221,687 An | 191,000 An | 251,400 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 269,134 An | 228,100 An | 298,300 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 313,632 An | 276,565 An | 369,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 166,094 An | 135,360 An | 272,560 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,389 An | 20,793 An | 134,825 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,380 An | 14,092 An | 57,849 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Ecuador?
- Goats — stocks in Ecuador was 27,531 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 369,000 An in 1994.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,092 An in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for goats — stocks?
- Ecuador ranks 134th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.