Goats — Stocks in Portugal
Portugal: Goats — Stocks was 318,650 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Goats — Stocks in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 318,650 An for goats — stocks in 2024.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Portugal peaked at 906,000 An in 1978 and was at its lowest, 316,480 An, in 2019.
Portugal ranks 96th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Portugal, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 606,640 An | — |
| 1962 | 586,490 An | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 566,340 An | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 580,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 570,000 An | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 570,300 An | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 561,300 An | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 553,080 An | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 643,500 An | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 664,500 An | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 695,500 An | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 755,044 An | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 758,394 An | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 738,000 An | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 677,700 An | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 690,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 740,000 An | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 906,000 An | +22.4% |
| 1979 | 745,000 An | -17.8% |
| 1980 | 733,000 An | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 750,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 745,000 An | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 745,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 745,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 745,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 745,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 800,000 An | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 808,000 An | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 840,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 857,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 797,000 An | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 772,000 An | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 762,000 An | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 725,000 An | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 721,000 An | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 704,000 An | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 677,000 An | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 673,000 An | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 676,000 An | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 630,000 An | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 489,000 An | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 470,000 An | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 444,000 An | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 470,000 An | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 475,000 An | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 468,000 An | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 439,000 An | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 433,000 An | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 425,000 An | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 419,000 An | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 413,000 An | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 404,000 An | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 398,000 An | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 382,000 An | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 373,000 An | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 347,000 An | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 340,000 An | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 332,590 An | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 316,480 An | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 368,420 An | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 364,500 An | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 352,050 An | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 335,620 An | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 318,650 An | -5.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 318,650 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 31,300 An, 10.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 318,650 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86,796 An, 3.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 581,961 An | 553,080 An | 643,500 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 737,014 An | 664,500 An | 906,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 765,600 An | 733,000 An | 840,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 736,400 An | 673,000 An | 857,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 474,300 An | 425,000 An | 630,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 372,507 An | 316,480 An | 419,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 347,848 An | 318,650 An | 368,420 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Portugal?
- Goats — stocks in Portugal was 318,650 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 906,000 An in 1978.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 316,480 An in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for goats — stocks?
- Portugal ranks 96th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.