Cattle — Share in total livestock in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 10.35 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 10.35 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — 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.
Papua New Guinea ranks 169th 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 — 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% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 10.35 %LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.58 %LSU, 20% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 10.35 %LSU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.4 %LSU, 29% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
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 |
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 — share in total livestock in Papua New Guinea?
- Cattle — 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 — share in total livestock recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 %LSU in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — 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 — share in total livestock?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — 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 — 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.