Major livestock types — Stocks in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Major livestock types — Stocks was 532,305 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 532,305 LSU for major livestock types — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Papua New Guinea peaked at 532,305 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 141,366 LSU, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 141,366 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 145,353 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 150,139 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 154,854 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 160,913 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 165,728 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 171,358 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 181,085 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 188,635 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 197,367 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 205,780 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 215,647 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 225,614 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 237,613 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 243,919 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 252,248 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 254,772 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 258,345 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 265,100 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 268,503 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 276,674 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 272,796 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 275,228 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 277,982 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 282,301 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 285,576 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 282,980 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 283,750 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 286,932 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 289,928 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 290,360 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 310,180 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 330,070 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 350,028 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 368,228 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 377,480 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 389,105 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 399,740 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 400,340 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 401,360 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 431,970 LSU | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 453,640 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 455,300 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 455,900 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 457,500 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 458,100 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 468,700 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 470,700 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 480,710 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 488,700 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 500,162 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 511,730 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 502,162 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 502,162 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 503,451 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 505,226 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 507,965 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 511,311 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 514,786 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 515,042 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 520,685 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 525,889 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 532,305 LSU | +1.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 532,305 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.80 million LSU, 19% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 532,305 LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 532,305 LSU, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162,159 LSU | 141,366 LSU | 188,635 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 235,640 LSU | 197,367 LSU | 265,100 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 279,272 LSU | 268,503 LSU | 286,932 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 350,546 LSU | 289,928 LSU | 400,340 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 453,388 LSU | 401,360 LSU | 480,710 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 504,766 LSU | 488,700 LSU | 514,786 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 523,480 LSU | 515,042 LSU | 532,305 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 major livestock types — stocks in Papua New Guinea?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Papua New Guinea was 532,305 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 532,305 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 141,366 LSU in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 131st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.