> New Caledonia had 1,550 goats in 2024, the 178th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 38%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/goats/new-caledonia/

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# Goats in New Caledonia

New Caledonia had 1,550 goats in 2024, the 178th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 38%. The record was 21,500 head in 1963.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Animals, 20241,550 head
World rank178 of 181
10-year change−38%
Record21,500 head1963

## Goats in New Caledonia, 1961–2024 (head)

## New Caledonia compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
10-year change−38%world +23%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 176 | [Brunei](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/brunei/) | 3,072 | 0.00% |
| 177 | [Iceland](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/iceland/) | 1,888 | 0.00% |
| 178 | **New Caledonia** | 1,550 | 0.00% |
| 179 | [Singapore](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/singapore/) | 754 | 0.00% |
| 180 | [Hong Kong](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/hong-kong/) | 680 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 181 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/)

### Map of goats numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; New Caledonia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 1,550 | −3.1% |
| 2023 | 1,600 | −5.9% |
| 2022 | 1,700 | −9.2% |
| 2021 | 1,873 | −6.4% |
| 2020 | 2,000 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,000 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,000 | −4.8% |
| 2016 | 2,100 | −4.5% |
| 2015 | 2,200 | −12% |
| 2014 | 2,488 | −10% |
| 2013 | 2,774 | −12% |
| 2012 | 3,165 | −16% |
| 2011 | 3,786 | −12% |
| 2010 | 4,302 | −11% |
| 2009 | 4,822 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | 5,347 | −9.7% |
| 2007 | 5,921 | −8.0% |
| 2006 | 6,438 | −7.5% |
| 2005 | 6,958 | −14% |
| 2004 | 8,100 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 8,100 | −0.4% |
| 2002 | 8,130 | −9.7% |
| 2001 | 9,000 | −10.0% |
| 2000 | 10,000 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,000 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,000 | −9.1% |
| 1997 | 11,000 | −8.3% |
| 1996 | 12,000 | −13% |
| 1995 | 13,800 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 13,800 | −4.8% |
| 1993 | 14,500 | −12% |
| 1992 | 16,500 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16,498 | −1.2% |
| 1990 | 16,700 | −1.8% |
| 1989 | 17,000 | −1.2% |
| 1988 | 17,200 | −2.2% |
| 1987 | 17,584 | −0.1% |
| 1986 | 17,600 | −0.3% |
| 1985 | 17,649 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 17,584 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 17,564 | +46% |
| 1982 | 12,000 | +50% |
| 1981 | 8,000 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,000 | −20% |
| 1979 | 10,000 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 10,000 | 0.0% |
| 1977 | 10,000 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 10,000 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | 10,000 | −17% |
| 1974 | 12,000 | −7.7% |
| 1973 | 13,000 | −7.1% |
| 1972 | 14,000 | −3.8% |
| 1971 | 14,556 | +15% |
| 1970 | 12,700 | −20% |
| 1969 | 15,800 | +17% |
| 1968 | 13,500 | −3.6% |
| 1967 | 14,000 | −2.1% |
| 1966 | 14,300 | −6.5% |
| 1965 | 15,300 | −6.1% |
| 1964 | 16,300 | −24% |
| 1963 | 21,500 | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 20,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many goats are there in New Caledonia?

New Caledonia had 1,550 goats in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does New Caledonia rank in the world by number of goats?

New Caledonia ranked 178th of 181 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in India with 17.7% of the world total.

### How has the number of goats in New Caledonia changed?

It fell by 38% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +23% for the world. The record was 21,500 head in 1963.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for New Caledonia is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/china/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/nigeria/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/pakistan/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/ethiopia/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/chad/)[Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/kenya/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/mali/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/sudan/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/tanzania/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/bangladesh/)[Mongolia](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/mongolia/)
[All countries producing goats](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/)

## Other products of New Caledonia

[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/new-caledonia/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/new-caledonia/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/new-caledonia/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/new-caledonia/)[Other fruits, n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-fruits/new-caledonia/)[Beef (cattle meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/new-caledonia/)[Pork (pig meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/pork/new-caledonia/)[Hen eggs](https://husfarm.com/production/hen-eggs/new-caledonia/)[Bananas](https://husfarm.com/production/bananas/new-caledonia/)[Potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/new-caledonia/)[Yams](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/new-caledonia/)[Oranges](https://husfarm.com/production/oranges/new-caledonia/)
[Agricultural production in New Caledonia](https://husfarm.com/production/country/new-caledonia/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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