Major livestock types — Stocks in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Major livestock types — Stocks was 76,406 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in Vanuatu stood at 76,406 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Vanuatu peaked at 136,606 LSU in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33,557 LSU, in 1961.
Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33,557 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 36,480 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 41,745 LSU | +14.4% |
| 1964 | 43,447 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 46,130 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 49,936 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 52,549 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 55,763 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 58,515 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 59,720 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 65,402 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 65,917 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 72,830 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 76,195 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 79,490 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 82,743 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 79,955 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 77,270 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 75,185 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 74,480 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 74,582 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 76,684 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 78,990 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 79,695 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 83,230 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 85,460 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 87,550 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 85,410 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 87,301 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 93,020 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 96,250 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 102,250 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 108,415 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 109,015 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 109,015 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 109,215 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 109,215 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 109,515 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 109,615 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 103,815 LSU | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 98,215 LSU | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 99,115 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 103,065 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 105,815 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 107,715 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 110,226 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 132,612 LSU | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 135,542 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 127,333 LSU | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 128,649 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 133,034 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 134,420 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 135,835 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 136,606 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 122,326 LSU | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 97,818 LSU | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 87,837 LSU | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 81,214 LSU | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 79,597 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 78,446 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 77,200 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 75,798 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 76,406 LSU | +0.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 76,406 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.80 million LSU, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 76,406 LSU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 532,305 LSU, 14% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,458 LSU | 33,557 LSU | 58,515 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 73,471 LSU | 59,720 LSU | 82,743 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 81,338 LSU | 74,480 LSU | 87,550 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 105,552 LSU | 93,020 LSU | 109,615 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 112,345 LSU | 98,215 LSU | 135,542 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,734 LSU | 79,597 LSU | 136,606 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,962 LSU | 75,798 LSU | 78,446 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 160 Belize 101,834 LSU compare
- 161 Suriname 83,111 LSU compare
- 162 Montenegro 78,140 LSU compare
- 164 China, Hong Kong SAR 73,698 LSU compare
- 165 New Caledonia 68,398 LSU compare
- 166 Barbados 66,336 LSU compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % 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 -2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Vanuatu?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Vanuatu was 76,406 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 136,606 LSU in 2014.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,557 LSU in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.