Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Polynesia
Polynesia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 31.44 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Polynesia, 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 Polynesia is 31.44 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Polynesia peaked at 35.46 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20.25 %LSU, in 1988.
That places Polynesia 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.46 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 33.77 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 33.97 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 33.4 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 32.84 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 31.58 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 32.11 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 31.49 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 31.08 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 31.03 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 31.31 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 32.23 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 30.94 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 30.03 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 31.56 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 28.29 %LSU | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 27.17 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 27.13 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 28.34 %LSU | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 27.18 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 24.69 %LSU | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 23.17 %LSU | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 22.11 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 22.44 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 20.5 %LSU | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 21.49 %LSU | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 20.84 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 20.25 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 22.03 %LSU | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 21.56 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 21.98 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 20.65 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 20.78 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 20.97 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 21.15 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 21.06 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 21.34 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 22.24 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 22.99 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 24.05 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 22.23 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 21.58 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 22.8 %LSU | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 23.29 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 22.39 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 22.69 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 23.09 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 23.33 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.86 %LSU | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 27.56 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 28.66 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 29.26 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 29.7 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 29.9 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 32.3 %LSU | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 30.43 %LSU | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 30.72 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 30.66 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 30.38 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 30.76 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 30.83 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 31.47 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 31.44 %LSU | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.86 %LSU | 31.08 %LSU | 35.46 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.8 %LSU | 27.13 %LSU | 32.23 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.47 %LSU | 20.25 %LSU | 27.18 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.47 %LSU | 20.65 %LSU | 22.99 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.33 %LSU | 21.58 %LSU | 27.86 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.96 %LSU | 27.56 %LSU | 32.3 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.12 %LSU | 30.76 %LSU | 31.47 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
- 12 Sweden 77.12 %LSU compare
- 13 Colombia 76.88 %LSU compare
- 13 Micronesia 34.54 %LSU compare
- 14 Cambodia 76.68 %LSU compare
- 14 Viet Nam 33.18 %LSU compare
- 15 Namibia 76.57 %LSU compare
- 16 Costa Rica 76.47 %LSU compare
- 16 Melanesia 26.51 %LSU compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 25.27 %LSU compare
- 17 Madagascar 75.59 %LSU compare
- 18 New Zealand 75.56 %LSU compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 20.6 %LSU compare
More environment data for Polynesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.894 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 14.8 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 794.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 89.76 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 117.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 972.05 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Polynesia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Polynesia was 31.44 %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 Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.46 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.25 %LSU in 1988.
- How does Polynesia rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Polynesia ranks 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Polynesia 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.