Total goat inventory as of 30 September 2022 was estimated at 3.94 million heads. Of the total goat inventory, smallhold farms accounted for 99.2 percent, while the remaining comprised the semi-commercial farms and commercial farms with corresponding shares of 0.5 percent and 0.3 percent. (Figure 2)

Higher contribution in the country’s total goat population were reported in Central Visayas, Western Visayas, and Ilocos Region with respective shares of 15.1 percent, 12.6 percent, and 10.7 percent.