Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 9,263 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands is 9,263 LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Solomon Islands peaked at 15,111 LSU in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3,000 LSU, in 1961.
That places Solomon Islands 168th 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 3,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,570 LSU | +19.0% |
| 1964 | 3,570 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,500 LSU | +26.1% |
| 1966 | 4,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,272 LSU | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 5,981 LSU | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 6,792 LSU | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 7,259 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 8,192 LSU | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 9,479 LSU | +15.7% |
| 1973 | 10,315 LSU | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 12,737 LSU | +23.5% |
| 1975 | 13,601 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 14,466 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 14,865 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 15,111 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 13,550 LSU | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 13,797 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 14,002 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 14,203 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 13,744 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 13,633 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 13,633 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11,898 LSU | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 8,356 LSU | -29.8% |
| 1988 | 7,800 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,100 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 8,100 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8,400 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 8,700 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 8,700 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8,700 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,700 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,700 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,880 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 9,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 9,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,021 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9,032 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 9,040 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9,044 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9,056 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9,168 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 9,199 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 9,231 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 9,263 LSU | +0.4% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 9,263 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.69 million LSU, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 9,263 LSU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.34 million LSU, 1% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -29.8% | 11,898 LSU | 8,356 LSU |
| 1965 | +26.1% | 3,570 LSU | 4,500 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,465 LSU | 3,000 LSU | 6,792 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,958 LSU | 7,259 LSU | 15,111 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,887 LSU | 7,800 LSU | 14,203 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,800 LSU | 7,800 LSU | 7,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,190 LSU | 7,800 LSU | 8,700 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,947 LSU | 8,700 LSU | 9,056 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,215 LSU | 9,168 LSU | 9,263 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % 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 0.3636 % 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 Solomon Islands?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Solomon Islands was 9,263 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 15,111 LSU in 1978.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Solomon Islands ranks 168th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.