Goats — Stocks in Japan
Japan: Goats — Stocks was 16,466 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Japan recorded 16,466 An for goats — stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Japan peaked at 594,847 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14,000 An, in 2009.
That places Japan 144th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Japan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 594,847 An | — |
| 1962 | 557,932 An | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 521,665 An | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 457,226 An | -12.4% |
| 1965 | 376,282 An | -17.7% |
| 1966 | 319,038 An | -15.2% |
| 1967 | 275,575 An | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 253,803 An | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 228,535 An | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 192,161 An | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 189,723 An | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 162,568 An | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 137,000 An | -15.7% |
| 1974 | 124,100 An | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 110,800 An | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 94,350 An | -14.8% |
| 1977 | 82,180 An | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 78,500 An | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 70,700 An | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 67,000 An | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 61,700 An | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 59,900 An | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 57,300 An | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 54,400 An | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 50,500 An | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 47,500 An | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 47,600 An | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 41,000 An | -13.9% |
| 1989 | 36,500 An | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 34,500 An | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 36,500 An | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 35,100 An | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 33,800 An | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 31,000 An | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 30,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 29,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 28,500 An | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 29,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 33,000 An | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 35,000 An | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 31,500 An | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 28,000 An | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 22,000 An | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 20,000 An | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 19,000 An | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 15,500 An | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 14,500 An | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 15,000 An | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 14,000 An | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 15,000 An | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 15,500 An | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 16,000 An | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 16,700 An | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 17,000 An | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 17,104 An | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17,155 An | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 17,126 An | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 16,986 An | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16,842 An | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 16,665 An | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 16,279 An | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 16,497 An | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 16,482 An | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 16,466 An | -0.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 16,466 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 31,300 An, 53% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Japan's 16,466 An is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 186,510 An, 9% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 398,323 An | 228,535 An | 594,847 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 124,208 An | 70,700 An | 192,161 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,340 An | 36,500 An | 67,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,040 An | 28,500 An | 36,500 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,450 An | 14,000 An | 35,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,541 An | 15,000 An | 17,155 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,478 An | 16,279 An | 16,665 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Japan?
- Goats — stocks in Japan was 16,466 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 594,847 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 An in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for goats — stocks?
- Japan ranks 144th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.