Chickens — Stocks in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Chickens — Stocks was 47,390 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 47,390 LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Papua New Guinea peaked at 47,390 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,300 LSU, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,300 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 7,460 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 7,550 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 7,700 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 7,900 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 8,150 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 8,350 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 8,550 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 8,750 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 8,950 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 9,150 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 9,400 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 9,650 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 9,900 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 10,200 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 10,500 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 11,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 11,600 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 12,500 LSU | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 16,000 LSU | +28.0% |
| 1981 | 22,500 LSU | +40.6% |
| 1982 | 17,800 LSU | -20.9% |
| 1983 | 19,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 20,900 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 22,800 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 24,700 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 26,600 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 27,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 27,500 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 29,000 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 30,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 31,000 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 32,000 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 32,500 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 32,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 35,000 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 36,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 36,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 37,000 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 37,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 39,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 39,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 40,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 42,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40,000 LSU | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 42,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 43,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 44,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 44,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44,210 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 44,630 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 45,240 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 45,870 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 46,430 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 47,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 47,370 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 46,900 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 47,390 LSU | +1.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 47,390 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321,325 LSU, 15% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 47,390 LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,390 LSU, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +40.6% | 16,000 LSU | 22,500 LSU |
| 1980 | +28.0% | 12,500 LSU | 16,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,968 LSU | 7,300 LSU | 8,750 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,285 LSU | 8,950 LSU | 12,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,480 LSU | 16,000 LSU | 27,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,700 LSU | 29,000 LSU | 36,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,400 LSU | 37,000 LSU | 42,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,938 LSU | 40,000 LSU | 46,430 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,165 LSU | 46,900 LSU | 47,390 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 chickens — stocks in Papua New Guinea?
- Chickens — stocks in Papua New Guinea was 47,390 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 47,390 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,300 LSU in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for chickens — stocks?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Chickens — 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.