Goats — Stocks in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Goats — Stocks was 256,062 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Northern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Northern Europe is 256,062 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Northern Europe peaked at 259,765 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69,980 An, in 1976.
That places Northern Europe 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 104,250 An | — |
| 1962 | 101,110 An | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 102,658 An | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 113,209 An | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 109,545 An | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 110,900 An | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 110,033 An | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 100,333 An | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 93,700 An | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 86,323 An | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 84,065 An | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 78,245 An | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 74,598 An | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 72,041 An | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 71,747 An | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 69,980 An | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 72,160 An | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 74,170 An | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 82,944 An | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 87,032 An | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 92,720 An | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 100,242 An | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 103,612 An | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 102,960 An | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 100,480 An | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 97,362 An | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 94,864 An | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 94,888 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 98,444 An | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 206,845 An | +110.1% |
| 1991 | 224,448 An | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 230,140 An | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 229,915 An | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 223,429 An | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 217,710 An | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 219,728 An | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 211,721 An | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 208,993 An | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 217,121 An | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 206,117 An | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 203,472 An | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 202,633 An | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 219,600 An | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 221,743 An | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 224,210 An | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 223,710 An | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 219,392 An | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 213,548 An | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 206,052 An | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 208,404 An | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 211,952 An | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 212,426 An | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 207,712 An | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 209,738 An | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 214,221 An | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 219,776 An | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 216,095 An | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 247,944 An | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 255,132 An | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 256,608 An | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 258,192 An | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 259,765 An | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 257,488 An | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 256,062 An | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105,082 An | 93,700 An | 113,209 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 76,627 An | 69,980 An | 86,323 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 97,260 An | 87,032 An | 103,612 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 219,005 An | 206,845 An | 230,140 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 214,048 An | 202,633 An | 224,210 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 220,340 An | 207,712 An | 255,132 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 257,623 An | 256,062 An | 259,765 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 25 Ghana 9.58 million An compare
- 26 Mexico 8.81 million An compare
- 27 Afghanistan 8.19 million An compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 7.76 million An compare
- 29 Mauritania 7.15 million An compare
- 30 Senegal 6.92 million An compare
- 31 USSR 6.69 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Europe
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 21 kg/An (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production 14.31 million t (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield 73,100 kg/ha (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested 195,749 ha (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks 38.24 million An (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 17.74 million An (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 367,371 t (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 271,477 ha (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield 2,840 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Northern Europe?
- Goats — stocks in Northern Europe was 256,062 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 259,765 An in 2022.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,980 An in 1976.
- How does Northern Europe rank for goats — stocks?
- Northern Europe ranks 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.