Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 10.35 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Papua New Guinea is 10.35 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Papua New Guinea peaked at 31.3 %LSU in 1976 and was at its lowest, 8.95 %LSU, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.95 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 10.15 %LSU | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 11.64 %LSU | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 12.98 %LSU | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 14.86 %LSU | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 15.99 %LSU | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 17.52 %LSU | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 19.65 %LSU | +12.2% |
| 1969 | 21.18 %LSU | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 23.13 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 24.71 %LSU | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 26.75 %LSU | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 28.44 %LSU | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 30.29 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 30.75 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 31.3 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 30.97 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 30.53 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 29.99 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 28.83 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 27.82 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 27.05 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 26.6 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 25.9 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 24.87 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 24.37 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 22.26 %LSU | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 21.27 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 20.91 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 20.49 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 20.25 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 18.57 %LSU | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 17.09 %LSU | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 15.94 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 14.66 %LSU | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 13.99 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 13.42 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 12.91 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 13.04 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 13.01 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 12.22 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 11.77 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 11.86 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.98 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.07 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.18 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 12.03 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.98 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.73 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.54 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 11.16 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.02 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 11.11 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.11 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.07 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.02 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.95 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.84 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.74 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.75 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 10.61 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.49 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 10.35 %LSU | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.77 %LSU | 8.95 %LSU | 21.18 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.69 %LSU | 23.13 %LSU | 31.3 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.99 %LSU | 20.91 %LSU | 28.83 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.04 %LSU | 12.91 %LSU | 20.49 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.08 %LSU | 11.73 %LSU | 13.01 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.06 %LSU | 10.74 %LSU | 11.54 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.55 %LSU | 10.35 %LSU | 10.75 %LSU | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 25.1 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 16.83 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Papua New Guinea?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Papua New Guinea was 10.35 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 %LSU in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.95 %LSU in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.