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Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces

Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces 2024
Sheep Goats
Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total
Barcelona 3,240 67,695 41,402 112,337 909 16,652 4,867 22,428
Girona 2,744 57,076 24,956 84,776 597 8,376 2,002 10,975
Lleida 3,317 118,170 56,585 178,072 1,003 19,650 5,264 25,917
Tarragona 919 23,848 13,946 38,713 787 14,395 1,562 16,744
Total 10,220 266,789 136,889 413,898 3,296 59,073 13,695 76,064
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.

Last update: October 31, 2025.

Methodological note

Methodological aspects

EU member states must carry out annual livestock surveys to determine the number of cattle and type by age and productive states.

Livestock surveys aimed at quantifying the number of pigs, sheep and goats present on Catalan farms in two specific reference periods. In sheep and goats, information on milk production and its destination is also gathered. Regulation 1165/2008 states that two yearly surveys into pig production will be carried out, the first in May and the second in November. For sheep and goats, one annual survey is to be carried out into the two species together during the month of November. The population scope includes all pig, sheep and goat production within the territory of Catalonia and recorded as active in the registry of farms of the DAAM.

The body responsible for the management, implementation, review and dissemination of the results of the Survey of Livestock in Catalonia is the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and the Environment (DAAM). This statistical operation is to be carried out in accordance with the rules established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) for all autonomous communities in the Spanish State.