Goats — Stocks in Ireland
Ireland: Goats — Stocks was 7,300 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Goats — Stocks in Ireland, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, goats — stocks in Ireland stood at 7,300 An.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Ireland peaked at 17,800 An in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6,700 An, in 2006.
That places Ireland 163rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Ireland, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17,400 An | — |
| 1992 | 17,800 An | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 17,600 An | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 16,100 An | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 15,600 An | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 14,900 An | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 15,200 An | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 15,100 An | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 13,500 An | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 8,100 An | -40.0% |
| 2001 | 7,800 An | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 7,700 An | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7,600 An | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 7,500 An | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 7,300 An | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 6,700 An | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 7,300 An | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 8,900 An | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 10,100 An | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 10,500 An | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 11,400 An | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 10,300 An | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 8,700 An | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 8,600 An | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 10,800 An | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 9,900 An | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 8,285 An | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 9,349 An | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 8,770 An | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 8,800 An | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9,400 An | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 9,240 An | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 9,200 An | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7,300 An | -20.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 7,300 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 31,300 An, 23% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 7,300 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86,796 An, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,911 An | 13,500 An | 17,800 An | 9 |
| 2000s | 7,900 An | 6,700 An | 10,100 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,660 An | 8,285 An | 11,400 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,788 An | 7,300 An | 9,400 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 160 Nicaragua 8,129 An compare
- 161 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8,121 An compare
- 162 Martinique 8,100 An compare
- 164 Malta 6,670 An compare
- 165 Sao Tome and Principe 6,201 An compare
- 166 Seychelles 5,847 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Ireland?
- Goats — stocks in Ireland was 7,300 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 17,800 An in 1992.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,700 An in 2006.
- How does Ireland rank for goats — stocks?
- Ireland ranks 163rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.