As of 30 June 2023, the total goat inventory was estimated at 3.88 million heads. This reflects a decrease of -0.5 percent compared with the previous year’s same period count of 3.90 million heads. About 99.3 percent of the country’s goat population came from smallhold farms, while semi-commercial and commercial farms contributed 0.4 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. (Figure 2)

Central Visayas recorded the highest goat population with 608.22 thousand heads. This was followed by Central Luzon and Western Visayas with corresponding inventories of 447.64 thousand heads and 434.83 thousand heads. These three regions shared 38.4 percent to the country’s total goat population as of 30 June 2023.