Editing Goiás (section)

==Economy==
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The [[service sector]] is the largest component of GDP at 43.9%, followed by the [[industrial sector]] at 35.4%. Agriculture represents 20.7%, of GDP (2004). Goiás exports: soybean 49.2%, meat of cattle 10.5%, gold 9.1%, other meat 7.5%, iron 7.4%, leather 4% (2002).

Share of the Brazilian economy: 2.4% (2005).{{Clarify|date=August 2023}}

Goiás is a leader in the country in crop raising. In 2016, Goiás had the 3rd largest [[cattle]] herd in Brazil: 22.6 million head of cattle.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sindicarnegoias.org.br/rebanho-bovino-goiano-atinge-recorde-historico/ |title=Rebanho bovino goiano atinge recorde histórico |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=21 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721154441/https://www.sindicarnegoias.org.br/rebanho-bovino-goiano-atinge-recorde-historico/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The number of [[pigs]] in Goiás was approximately 2.0 million head in 2015. The State had the 6th largest Brazilian herd, 5% of the national herd. Among the municipalities in Goiás that stood out, [[Rio Verde, Goiás|Rio Verde]] had the 3rd largest national population. In 2016, Goiás was the 4th largest [[milk]] producer, accounting for 10.1% of the country's milk production. The number of [[chickens]] in the State was 64.2 million head in 2015. The production of chicken [[egg as food|eggs]] this year was 188 million dozens. Goiás was the 9th largest producer of eggs, 5% of national production.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dm.jor.br/cotidiano/2016/09/rebanho-goiano-alcanca-recorde/ |title=Rebanho goiano alcança recorde |date=30 September 2016 |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=21 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721163700/https://www.dm.jor.br/cotidiano/2016/09/rebanho-goiano-alcanca-recorde/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Colheita do Trigo sequeiro em Catalão GO - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|Wheat harvest in Goiás]]
[[Agriculture in Brazil|Agriculture]] as a total represented 21% of the GDP of the state. The state of Goiás stands out in the production of [[sugarcane]], [[maize|corn]], [[soy]], [[sorghum]], [[beans]], [[sunflower]], [[tomato]], [[garlic]], in addition to also producing [[cotton]], [[rice]], [[coffee]] and [[wheat]]. In 2019, Goiás was the Brazilian state with the 4th highest grain production, 10% of the national production.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/agencia-sala-de-imprensa/2013-agencia-de-noticias/releases/26537-ibge-preve-safra-recorde-de-graos-em-2020 |title=IBGE prevê safra recorde de grãos em 2020 |date=8 January 2020 |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=28 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028173247/https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/agencia-sala-de-imprensa/2013-agencia-de-noticias/releases/26537-ibge-preve-safra-recorde-de-graos-em-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Goiás is the 2nd largest producer of [[sugarcane]] in the country, 11.3% of national production, with 75.7 million tons harvested in the 2019–20 harvest. In the same year, it was the 4th largest producer of [[soy]], with 12.46 million tons. It has the national leadership in the production of [[sorghum]]: it produced 44% of the Brazilian crop production in the 2019–2020 cycle, with a harvest of 1.09 million tons.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://agroemdia.com.br/2020/01/17/goias-lidera-producao-nacional-de-sorgo-segundo-o-ibge/ |title=Goiás lidera produção nacional de sorgo, segundo o IBGE |date=17 January 2020 |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801034747/https://agroemdia.com.br/2020/01/17/goias-lidera-producao-nacional-de-sorgo-segundo-o-ibge/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, it was the 4th largest producer of [[maize]] in the country. The state is also the Brazilian leader in [[tomato]] production: in 2019 it produced over 1.2 million tons, a third of the country's total production.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://g1.globo.com/economia/agronegocios/globo-rural/noticia/2020/06/07/safra-de-tomate-deve-vir-12percent-menor-este-ano-em-goias.ghtml |title=Safra de tomate deve vir 12% menor este ano em Goiás |date=7 June 2020 |access-date=31 July 2020 |archive-date=3 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703161148/https://g1.globo.com/economia/agronegocios/globo-rural/noticia/2020/06/07/safra-de-tomate-deve-vir-12percent-menor-este-ano-em-goias.ghtml |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, Goiás became the leader of the Brazilian production of [[garlic]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.diadecampo.com.br/zpublisher/materias/Materia.asp?id=25244&secao=Artigos%20Especiais&c2=Agroneg%F3cio |title=Alho em Goiás |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=28 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028014729/http://www.diadecampo.com.br/zpublisher/materias/Materia.asp?id=25244&secao=Artigos%20Especiais&c2=Agroneg%F3cio |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://anapa.com.br/revista-campo-e-negocio-alho-brasileiro-sofre-concorrencia-desleal/ |title=&#91;REVISTA CAMPO E NEGÓCIO&#93; Alho brasileiro sofre concorrência desleal |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717154044/https://anapa.com.br/revista-campo-e-negocio-alho-brasileiro-sofre-concorrencia-desleal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Goiás was the 4th largest producer of [[beans]] in Brazil in the 2017–18 harvest, with 374 thousand tons, and has about 10% of the country's production.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.agricultura.pr.gov.br/sites/default/arquivos_restritos/files/documento/2019-09/feijao_2019_v1.pdf |title=Feijão - Análise da Conjuntura Agropecuária |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628032623/http://www.agricultura.pr.gov.br/sites/default/arquivos_restritos/files/documento/2019-09/feijao_2019_v1.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The state is also in 3rd place in the national production of [[cotton]], however, most of the national production is from Mato Grosso and Bahia - Goiás has only 2.3% of participation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://g1.globo.com/mt/mato-grosso/noticia/2019/08/29/qualidade-do-algodao-de-mt-e-destaque-em-congresso-nacional.ghtml |title=Qualidade do algodão de MT é destaque em congresso nacional |date=29 August 2019 |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801025024/https://g1.globo.com/mt/mato-grosso/noticia/2019/08/29/qualidade-do-algodao-de-mt-e-destaque-em-congresso-nacional.ghtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.agroolhar.com.br/noticias/exibir.asp?id=25834&noticia=mt-segue-como-lider-isolado-na-producao-de-algodao-e-safra-sobe-para-65-em-201718 |title=MT segue como líder isolado na produção de algodão e safra sobe para 65% em 2017/18 |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729034954/https://www.agroolhar.com.br/noticias/exibir.asp?id=25834&noticia=mt-segue-como-lider-isolado-na-producao-de-algodao-e-safra-sobe-para-65-em-201718 |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[sunflower]], in 2020 Goiás was the 2nd largest national producer, with 41.8%, losing only from Mato Grosso. In [[rice]], Goiás is the 8th largest producer in Brazil, with 1% of national production.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.noticiasagricolas.com.br/noticias/graos/259114-goias-passa-a-ser-o-terceiro-maior-produtor-de-graos-do-brasil.html |title=Goiás passa a ser o terceiro maior produtor de grãos do Brasil |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718011932/https://www.noticiasagricolas.com.br/noticias/graos/259114-goias-passa-a-ser-o-terceiro-maior-produtor-de-graos-do-brasil.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Fosfértil Catalão.jpg|thumb|Chemical-mineral complex of the Fosfértil company in Catalão.]]

Minerals are also important with the state being a major producer of [[nickel]], [[copper]], [[gold]], [[niobium]] and [[aluminum]] ([[bauxite]]). Goiás had 4.58% of the national mineral participation (3rd place in the country) in 2017. At [[nickel]], Goiás and Pará are the only two producers in the country, Goiás being the 1st in production, having obtained 154 thousand tons at a value of R$1.4 billion. In [[copper]], it was the 2nd largest producer in the country, with 242 thousand tons, at a value of R$1.4 billion. In [[gold]], it was the 4th largest producer in the country, with 10.2 tons, at a value of R$823 million. In [[niobium]] (in the form of pyrochlorine), it was the 2nd largest producer in the country, with 27 thousand tons, at a value of R$312 million. In [[aluminum]] ([[bauxite]]), it was the 3rd largest producer in the country, with 766 thousand tons, at a value of R$51 million.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anm.gov.br/dnpm/publicacoes/serie-estatisticas-e-economia-mineral/anuario-mineral/anuario-mineral-brasileiro/amb_2018_ano_base_2017 |title=Anuário Mineral Brasileiro 2018 |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=9 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709020214/http://www.anm.gov.br/dnpm/publicacoes/serie-estatisticas-e-economia-mineral/anuario-mineral/anuario-mineral-brasileiro/amb_2018_ano_base_2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.opopular.com.br/noticias/economia/goi%C3%A1s-lidera-produ%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-n%C3%ADquel-1.515702 |title=Goiás lidera produção de níquel |date=6 April 2014 |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=14 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714170227/https://www.opopular.com.br/noticias/economia/goi%C3%A1s-lidera-produ%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-n%C3%ADquel-1.515702 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In gemstones, Goiás is one of the [[emerald]] producing states in Brazil. [[Campos Verdes]] is considered the "Capital of the Emeralds". The state also has known production of [[tourmaline]] (Brazil is one of the biggest productors of this gem), and [[sapphire]] (in a scarce mode).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://exame.com/negocios/dino_old/rio-e-bahia-se-unem-para-produzir-joias-e-bijuterias-com-esmeraldas/ |title=Rio e Bahia se unem para produzir joias e bijuterias com esmeraldas |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801034723/https://exame.com/negocios/dino_old/rio-e-bahia-se-unem-para-produzir-joias-e-bijuterias-com-esmeraldas/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cprm.gov.br/publique/Redes-Institucionais/Rede-de-Bibliotecas---Rede-Ametista/Algumas-Gemas-Classicas-1104.html |title=Algumas Gemas Clássicas |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=6 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906194936/http://www.cprm.gov.br/publique/Redes-Institucionais/Rede-de-Bibliotecas---Rede-Ametista/Algumas-Gemas-Classicas-1104.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.g44.com.br/negocios/mineracao-de-esmeraldas/ |title=Mineração de Esmeraldas |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027003900/https://www.g44.com.br/negocios/mineracao-de-esmeraldas/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/1995/3/12/brasil/15.html |title=Brasil passa a Colômbia nas esmeraldas |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717222639/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/1995/3/12/brasil/15.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Patio Mitsubishi.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Mitsubishi]] plant in Catalão.]]
The strongest growing area in the state has been in industry and commerce. Goiás had in 2017 an industrial GDP of R$37.1 billion, equivalent to 3.1% of the national industry. It employs 302,952 workers in the industry. The main industrial sectors are: Construction (25.6%), Food (25.2%), Industrial Public Utility Services, such as Electricity and Water (17.2%), Petroleum Products and Biofuels (7.4%) and Chemicals (3.7%). These 5 sectors concentrate 79.1% of the state's industry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://perfildaindustria.portaldaindustria.com.br/estado/go |title=Goiás Industry Profile |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=14 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714121202/http://perfildaindustria.portaldaindustria.com.br/estado/go |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Goiânia]] and [[Aparecida de Goiânia]] have become centers of food-processing industries, [[Anápolis]] of pharmaceutical factories. [[Rio Verde, Goiás|Rio Verde]], in the southwest, is one of the fastest growing small cities with many new industries locating in the area and [[Catalão]] is a metal-mechanical and chemical center.

In Brazil, the [[automotive]] sector represents close to 22% of industrial GDP. Goiás has [[Mitsubishi]], [[Suzuki]] and [[Hyundai Motor Group|Hyundai]] factories.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mdic.gov.br/index.php/competitividade-industrial/setor-automotivo |title=Setor Automotivo |access-date=24 July 2020 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026221830/http://www.mdic.gov.br/index.php/competitividade-industrial/setor-automotivo |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.istoedinheiro.com.br/o-novo-mapa-das-montadoras/ |title=O novo mapa das montadoras |date=8 March 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |archive-date=8 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308152711/https://www.istoedinheiro.com.br/o-novo-mapa-das-montadoras/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Economic indicators===

* '''Agriculture (in tons)''': sugarcane (9,251,798), soybeans (3,420,653), corn (3,414,601), tomato (759,009), rice (352,135), cotton (278,363), manioc (255,639), beans (200,977)--(1999).
* '''Livestock (in head)''': fowl (80,000,000 est.), cattle (18,000,000 est.), pigs (1,000,000 est.) --(1999).
* '''Minerals''': titanium-ilmenite (1,624 t), nickel (52,302 t), manganese (23,242 t), cobalt (484 t), iron (199 brute tons), niobium-pirocloride (54,953 t), gold (4,512,882&nbsp;grams), silver (211,917)--(1998).
* '''Industry''': food, metallurgy, extraction of non-metallic minerals.

===Statistics===
* Vehicles: 1,610,972 (March/2007);
* Mobile phones: 3.6 million (April/2007); Telephones: 1.3 million (April/2007)
* Cities: 246 (2007).<ref>Source: [[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]].</ref>