FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Goats in Ecuador
Ecuador had 27,531 goats in 2024, the 138th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 32%. The record was 369,000 head in 1994.
- Animals, 2024
- 27,531 head
- World rank
- 138 of 181
- 10-year change
- +32%
- Record
- 369,000 head
- 1994
Goats in Ecuador, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27,531 | −3.9% |
| 2023 | 28,641 | +20% |
| 2022 | 23,789 | −59% |
| 2021 | 57,849 | +311% |
| 2020 | 14,092 | −50% |
| 2019 | 28,391 | +31% |
| 2018 | 21,745 | −45% |
| 2017 | 39,583 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 36,379 | +34% |
| 2015 | 27,102 | +30% |
| 2014 | 20,793 | −80% |
| 2013 | 104,027 | −4.3% |
| 2012 | 108,714 | −3.2% |
| 2011 | 112,331 | −17% |
| 2010 | 134,825 | −15% |
| 2009 | 158,081 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 149,606 | −12% |
| 2007 | 170,750 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 156,420 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 144,163 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 135,360 | −4.0% |
| 2003 | 140,940 | −8.9% |
| 2002 | 154,697 | −43% |
| 2001 | 272,560 | +53% |
| 2000 | 178,367 | −36% |
| 1999 | 276,565 | −1.1% |
| 1998 | 279,565 | −9.6% |
| 1997 | 309,300 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 309,300 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 295,000 | −20% |
| 1994 | 369,000 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 348,000 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 330,000 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 309,000 | −0.5% |
| 1990 | 310,590 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 298,300 | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 273,300 | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 261,900 | +15% |
| 1986 | 228,100 | −20% |
| 1985 | 286,710 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 280,419 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 274,510 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 268,601 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 262,665 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 256,835 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 251,400 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 246,400 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 241,400 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 235,000 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 229,600 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 222,074 | +11% |
| 1973 | 200,000 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 200,000 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 200,000 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 191,000 | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 185,000 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 183,885 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 178,000 | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 171,000 | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 164,788 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 164,450 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 164,122 | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 158,000 | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 152,000 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.