Goats — Stocks in France
France: Goats — Stocks was 1.34 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, goats — stocks in France stood at 1.34 million An.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in France peaked at 1.44 million An in 2010 and was at its lowest, 898,700 An, in 1973.
France ranks 68th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in France, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.17 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.18 million An | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.12 million An | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 1.07 million An | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 1.04 million An | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 1.01 million An | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 1.02 million An | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 924,000 An | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 919,400 An | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 925,200 An | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 924,200 An | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 908,600 An | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 898,700 An | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 923,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 959,000 An | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 991,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.02 million An | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.05 million An | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.08 million An | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.13 million An | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.24 million An | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 1.22 million An | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.21 million An | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.16 million An | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.11 million An | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 1.09 million An | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.09 million An | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.09 million An | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.22 million An | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 1.23 million An | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.23 million An | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.19 million An | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.17 million An | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.16 million An | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.19 million An | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.21 million An | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million An | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.20 million An | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.20 million An | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.21 million An | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.23 million An | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.23 million An | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.22 million An | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.21 million An | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.22 million An | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million An | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.28 million An | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.28 million An | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.33 million An | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.44 million An | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million An | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million An | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.29 million An | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million An | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million An | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million An | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million An | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million An | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.24 million An | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million An | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 1.39 million An | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.35 million An | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.34 million An | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.34 million An | -0.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1.34 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 31,300 An, 42.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- France's 1.34 million An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86,796 An, 15.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 million An | 919,400 An | 1.18 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 967,820 An | 898,700 An | 1.08 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 million An | 1.09 million An | 1.24 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 million An | 1.16 million An | 1.23 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million An | 1.21 million An | 1.33 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million An | 1.24 million An | 1.44 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million An | 1.34 million An | 1.41 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in France?
- Goats — stocks in France was 1.34 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million An in 2010.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 898,700 An in 1973.
- How does France rank for goats — stocks?
- France ranks 68th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.