As of 31 March 2023, the total goat inventory was estimated at 3.96 million heads. This was 1.0 percent higher compared with the  previous year’s same period count of 3.92 million heads. About 99.3 percent of the country’s goat population came from small hold farms, while about 0.8 percent comprised of semi-commercial and commercial farms. (Figure 2)

Central Visayas recorded the highest goat population with 607.37 thousand heads. This was followed by Western Visayas and Central Luzon with corresponding inventories of 482.18 thousand heads and 437.30 thousand heads. These three regions shared 38.6 percent to the country’s total goat population as of 31 March 2023.