Goats — Stocks in Iceland
Iceland: Goats — Stocks was 1,888 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1,888 An for goats — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Iceland peaked at 1,888 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 138 An, in 1963.
Iceland ranks 176th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Iceland, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 150 An | — |
| 1962 | 150 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 138 An | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 138 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 140 An | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 158 An | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 170 An | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 183 An | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 180 An | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 209 An | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 209 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 235 An | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 228 An | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 266 An | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 284 An | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 222 An | -21.8% |
| 1977 | 275 An | +23.9% |
| 1978 | 300 An | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 292 An | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 232 An | -20.5% |
| 1981 | 220 An | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 242 An | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 212 An | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 260 An | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 280 An | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 262 An | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 264 An | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 288 An | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 323 An | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 345 An | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 350 An | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 318 An | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 330 An | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 337 An | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 350 An | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 350 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 417 An | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 431 An | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 502 An | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 416 An | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 416 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 438 An | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 361 An | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 395 An | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 411 An | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 449 An | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 524 An | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 563 An | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 655 An | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 729 An | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 818 An | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 857 An | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 877 An | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 981 An | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 990 An | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,123 An | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 1,300 An | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 1,488 An | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 1,471 An | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,621 An | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 1,672 An | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1,875 An | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 1,835 An | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 1,888 An | +2.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1,888 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 31,300 An, 6% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1,888 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86,796 An, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156.33 An | 138 An | 183 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 252 An | 209 An | 300 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 258.3 An | 212 An | 323 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 373 An | 318 An | 502 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 462.8 An | 361 An | 655 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,063 An | 729 An | 1,488 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,778 An | 1,621 An | 1,888 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 173 Estonia 3,200 An compare
- 174 Papua New Guinea 3,150 An compare
- 175 Brunei Darussalam 3,072 An compare
- 177 New Caledonia 1,550 An compare
- 178 French Guiana 1,264 An compare
- 179 Singapore 754 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Iceland?
- Goats — stocks in Iceland was 1,888 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,888 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 138 An in 1963.
- How does Iceland rank for goats — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 176th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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.