Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.0236 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea is 0.0236 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0237 An per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 An per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Papua New Guinea 164th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0076 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0054 An per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0029 An per square kilometre | -45.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0028 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0028 An per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0031 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0031 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.003 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0028 An per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 An per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1972 | 0.003 An per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0038 An per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0049 An per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0059 An per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0074 An per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0081 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.008 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.008 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0074 An per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0118 An per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0118 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0118 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.012 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0123 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0129 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0129 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0134 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0139 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0145 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0145 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0141 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0177 An per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0185 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0185 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.019 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0192 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0208 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0221 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0221 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0221 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0221 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0221 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0221 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0223 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0221 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0227 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0227 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0227 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0227 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0227 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0228 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0228 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0228 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0229 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0236 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0236 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0237 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0236 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +55.9% | 0.0075 An per square kilometre | 0.0118 An per square kilometre |
| 1963 | -45.8% | 0.0054 An per square kilometre | 0.0029 An per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +36.1% | 0.0036 An per square kilometre | 0.0049 An per square kilometre |
| 1962 | -28.7% | 0.0076 An per square kilometre | 0.0054 An per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +28.3% | 0.0028 An per square kilometre | 0.0036 An per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +26.2% | 0.0059 An per square kilometre | 0.0074 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 An per square kilometre | 0.0028 An per square kilometre | 0.0076 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0047 An per square kilometre | 0.0028 An per square kilometre | 0.0081 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0099 An per square kilometre | 0.0074 An per square kilometre | 0.0123 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0151 An per square kilometre | 0.0129 An per square kilometre | 0.0185 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0214 An per square kilometre | 0.019 An per square kilometre | 0.0223 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0227 An per square kilometre | 0.0221 An per square kilometre | 0.0229 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0236 An per square kilometre | 0.0236 An per square kilometre | 0.0237 An per square kilometre | 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 sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0236 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0237 An per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 An per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 164th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — 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
Sheep and Goats — 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.