Goats — Stocks in New Zealand
New Zealand: Goats — Stocks was 88,428 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, goats — stocks in New Zealand stood at 88,428 An.
The figure is down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in New Zealand peaked at 1.30 million An in 1988 and was at its lowest, 14,434 An, in 1977.
That places New Zealand 116th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 25,000 An | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 40,000 An | +60.0% |
| 1964 | 45,000 An | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 42,651 An | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 40,416 An | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 40,000 An | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 40,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 65,000 An | +62.5% |
| 1973 | 90,000 An | +38.5% |
| 1974 | 50,000 An | -44.4% |
| 1975 | 60,000 An | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 70,000 An | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 14,434 An | -79.4% |
| 1978 | 28,192 An | +95.3% |
| 1979 | 48,958 An | +73.7% |
| 1980 | 52,607 An | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 68,061 An | +29.4% |
| 1982 | 92,747 An | +36.3% |
| 1983 | 150,497 An | +62.3% |
| 1984 | 230,365 An | +53.1% |
| 1985 | 426,887 An | +85.3% |
| 1986 | 722,564 An | +69.3% |
| 1987 | 1.05 million An | +45.9% |
| 1988 | 1.30 million An | +23.4% |
| 1989 | 1.22 million An | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 1.06 million An | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 792,577 An | -25.4% |
| 1992 | 532,767 An | -32.8% |
| 1993 | 353,000 An | -33.7% |
| 1994 | 284,000 An | -19.5% |
| 1995 | 256,000 An | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 228,000 An | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 215,000 An | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 228,000 An | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 186,390 An | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 182,840 An | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 163,400 An | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 153,000 An | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 179,435 An | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 141,206 An | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 144,000 An | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 131,033 An | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 111,981 An | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 95,731 An | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 82,229 An | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 95,281 An | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 85,970 An | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 90,096 An | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 79,977 An | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 97,370 An | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 74,718 An | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 112,385 An | +50.4% |
| 2017 | 98,812 An | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 88,255 An | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 93,606 An | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 96,416 An | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 116,666 An | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 88,428 An | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 88,428 An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88,428 An | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,563 An | 25,000 An | 45,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,658 An | 14,434 An | 90,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 532,076 An | 52,607 An | 1.30 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 413,863 An | 186,390 An | 1.06 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 138,486 An | 82,229 An | 182,840 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,647 An | 74,718 An | 112,385 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,673 An | 88,428 An | 116,666 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 113 Israel 109,307 An compare
- 114 North Macedonia 97,918 An compare
- 115 Austria 95,810 An compare
- 117 Switzerland 86,796 An compare
- 118 Guyana 82,529 An compare
- 119 Costa Rica 77,954 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.01 (2023)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.01 (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in New Zealand?
- Goats — stocks in New Zealand was 88,428 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million An in 1988.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,434 An in 1977.
- How does New Zealand rank for goats — stocks?
- New Zealand ranks 116th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.