Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 5,100 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in French Polynesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 5,100 LSU for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in French Polynesia peaked at 7,888 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3,600 LSU, in 1974.
French Polynesia ranks 174th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,888 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 7,620 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 7,440 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 7,200 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 7,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6,362 LSU | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 6,000 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 5,880 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 5,400 LSU | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 4,800 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 4,200 LSU | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 3,600 LSU | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 3,720 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 3,780 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 3,900 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 3,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,200 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 4,800 LSU | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 5,400 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 4,560 LSU | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 3,780 LSU | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 4,440 LSU | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 4,380 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 5,944 LSU | +35.7% |
| 1987 | 4,920 LSU | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 4,920 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,100 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 4,200 LSU | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 4,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,500 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 4,380 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 4,200 LSU | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 4,320 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 4,560 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 5,520 LSU | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 5,400 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 6,600 LSU | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 5,100 LSU | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 3,780 LSU | -25.9% |
| 2003 | 4,980 LSU | +31.7% |
| 2004 | 5,580 LSU | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 4,200 LSU | -24.7% |
| 2006 | 4,320 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 4,320 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,320 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,380 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 4,380 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,380 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,440 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4,440 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,380 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4,585 LSU | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 4,611 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4,560 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 4,844 LSU | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 5,017 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 5,166 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 5,272 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 6,000 LSU | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 5,100 LSU | -15.0% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 5,100 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 366,675 LSU, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 5,100 LSU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.34 million LSU, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in French Polynesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +35.7% | 4,380 LSU | 5,944 LSU |
| 2003 | +31.7% | 3,780 LSU | 4,980 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,123 LSU | 6,000 LSU | 7,888 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,338 LSU | 3,600 LSU | 5,880 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,824 LSU | 3,780 LSU | 5,944 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,548 LSU | 4,200 LSU | 5,520 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,758 LSU | 3,780 LSU | 6,600 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,564 LSU | 4,380 LSU | 5,017 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,385 LSU | 5,100 LSU | 6,000 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in French Polynesia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in French Polynesia was 5,100 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,888 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,600 LSU in 1974.
- How does French Polynesia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- French Polynesia ranks 174th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. 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.