Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.0045 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0045 An per square kilometre for horses — stocks, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0045 An per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 An per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Papua New Guinea 133rd out of 143 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.
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0036 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.003 An per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0031 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0033 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0032 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 An per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0027 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0027 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 An per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 An per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 An per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 An per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 An per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 An per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 An per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.003 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0045 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1188 An per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0045 An per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1789 An per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +44.1% | 0.0015 An per square kilometre | 0.0021 An per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +40.8% | 0.0018 An per square kilometre | 0.0025 An per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -30.1% | 0.0021 An per square kilometre | 0.0015 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 An per square kilometre | 0.0027 An per square kilometre | 0.0036 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.002 An per square kilometre | 0.0015 An per square kilometre | 0.0025 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0027 An per square kilometre | 0.0024 An per square kilometre | 0.003 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 An per square kilometre | 0.0032 An per square kilometre | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 130 Botswana 0.0098 An per square kilometre compare
- 131 United Arab Emirates 0.0063 An per square kilometre compare
- 132 Solomon Islands 0.0054 An per square kilometre compare
- 134 Yemen 0.0036 An per square kilometre compare
- 135 Kenya 0.0035 An per square kilometre compare
- 136 Malawi 0.0023 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 horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0045 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 An per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 An per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for horses — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — 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.
Horses — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — 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
Horses — 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.