Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 55,100 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 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 — stocks in Papua New Guinea is 55,100 LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Papua New Guinea peaked at 79,499 LSU in 1979 and was at its lowest, 12,649 LSU, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,649 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 14,750 LSU | +16.6% |
| 1963 | 17,477 LSU | +18.5% |
| 1964 | 20,102 LSU | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 23,909 LSU | +18.9% |
| 1966 | 26,494 LSU | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 30,016 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 35,588 LSU | +18.6% |
| 1969 | 39,959 LSU | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 45,656 LSU | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 50,845 LSU | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 57,677 LSU | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 64,167 LSU | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 71,980 LSU | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 75,000 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 78,958 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 78,900 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 78,886 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 79,499 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 77,400 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 76,958 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 73,800 LSU | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 73,200 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 72,000 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 70,200 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 69,600 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 63,000 LSU | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 60,360 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 60,000 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 59,400 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 58,800 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 57,600 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 56,400 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 55,800 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 54,000 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 52,800 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 52,200 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 51,600 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 52,200 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 52,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 52,800 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 53,400 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 54,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 54,600 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 55,200 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 55,800 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 56,400 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 56,400 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 56,400 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56,400 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 55,800 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 56,400 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 55,800 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 55,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55,743 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 55,700 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 55,604 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 55,443 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 55,300 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 55,349 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 55,266 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 55,183 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 55,100 LSU | -0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 55,100 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.69 million LSU, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 55,100 LSU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.34 million LSU, 4% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,549 LSU | 12,649 LSU | 39,959 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 68,157 LSU | 45,656 LSU | 79,499 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,652 LSU | 60,000 LSU | 77,400 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 55,080 LSU | 51,600 LSU | 59,400 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,720 LSU | 52,200 LSU | 56,400 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,799 LSU | 55,300 LSU | 56,400 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,225 LSU | 55,100 LSU | 55,349 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % 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 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Papua New Guinea?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Papua New Guinea was 55,100 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 79,499 LSU in 1979.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,649 LSU in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.