Major livestock types — Stocks in New Zealand
New Zealand: Major livestock types — Stocks was 11.36 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Major livestock types — Stocks in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 11.36 million LSU for major livestock types — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in New Zealand peaked at 14.53 million LSU in 1986 and was at its lowest, 10.90 million LSU, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Stocks in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.90 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 11.10 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 11.33 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 11.45 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 11.79 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 12.51 million LSU | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 13.23 million LSU | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 13.73 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 13.98 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 14.17 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 13.32 million LSU | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 14.07 million LSU | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 13.93 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 14.20 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 14.12 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 13.98 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 14.02 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 14.03 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 13.79 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 14.42 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 14.46 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 14.40 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 14.15 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 14.24 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 14.22 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 14.53 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 13.98 million LSU | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 14.09 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 13.48 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 13.37 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 13.14 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 12.90 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 12.80 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 13.24 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 13.53 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 13.15 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 13.13 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 12.70 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 12.92 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 12.63 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 12.64 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 13.00 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 13.08 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.92 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 12.88 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.97 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.88 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.48 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 12.52 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.45 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 12.45 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.60 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.55 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.63 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 12.25 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 12.23 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.23 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.17 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.16 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.02 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 12.07 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.64 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 11.36 million LSU | -2.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 11.36 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 927,169 LSU, 12.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 11.36 million LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 532,305 LSU, 21.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.22 million LSU | 10.90 million LSU | 13.98 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.96 million LSU | 13.32 million LSU | 14.20 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.20 million LSU | 13.48 million LSU | 14.53 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.09 million LSU | 12.70 million LSU | 13.53 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.80 million LSU | 12.48 million LSU | 13.08 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.37 million LSU | 12.16 million LSU | 12.63 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.77 million LSU | 11.36 million LSU | 12.07 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 31 Cabo Verde 58,728 LSU compare
- 31 Mongolia 12.42 million LSU compare
- 32 Myanmar 12.13 million LSU compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 12.03 million LSU compare
- 35 Uganda 11.32 million LSU compare
- 36 South Sudan 10.60 million LSU compare
- 37 Paraguay 10.27 million LSU compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in New Zealand?
- Major livestock types — stocks in New Zealand was 11.36 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 14.53 million LSU in 1986.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.90 million LSU in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- New Zealand ranks 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — 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.