Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.2028 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2028 An per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
162nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.2926 An per square kilometre
in 1979
All-time low
0.0466 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.2028 An per square kilometre for cattle — stocks, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2926 An per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0466 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0466 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0543 An per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0643 An per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1964 | 0.074 An per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 0.088 An per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0975 An per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1105 An per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 0.131 An per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1471 An per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 0.168 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1871 An per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2123 An per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2362 An per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2649 An per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.276 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2906 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2904 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2903 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2926 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2849 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2832 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2716 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2694 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.265 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2584 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2561 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2319 An per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2221 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2208 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2186 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2164 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.212 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2076 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2054 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1987 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1943 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1921 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1899 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1921 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1921 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1943 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1965 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1987 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2009 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2032 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2054 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2076 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2076 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2076 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2076 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2054 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2076 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2054 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2054 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2052 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.205 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2046 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.204 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2035 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2037 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2034 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2031 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2028 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.2028 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.36 An per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.2028 An per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.69 An per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0903 An per square kilometre | 0.0466 An per square kilometre | 0.1471 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2508 An per square kilometre | 0.168 An per square kilometre | 0.2926 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2563 An per square kilometre | 0.2208 An per square kilometre | 0.2849 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2027 An per square kilometre | 0.1899 An per square kilometre | 0.2186 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2014 An per square kilometre | 0.1921 An per square kilometre | 0.2076 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2054 An per square kilometre | 0.2035 An per square kilometre | 0.2076 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2032 An per square kilometre | 0.2028 An per square kilometre | 0.2037 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 159 Liberia 0.4658 An per square kilometre compare
- 160 Saudi Arabia 0.3003 An per square kilometre compare
- 161 Singapore 0.2479 An per square kilometre compare
- 163 Suriname 0.1989 An per square kilometre compare
- 164 Equatorial Guinea 0.1967 An per square kilometre compare
- 165 Gabon 0.1546 An per square kilometre compare
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 — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Cattle — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.2028 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2926 An per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0466 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cattle — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.