Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Number of cattle

Papua New Guinea
90,889 animals
in 2024
Vanuatu
89,000 animals
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
151st
Vanuatu rank
152nd

Number of cattle over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vanuatu
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 90,889 animals against 89,000 animals in Vanuatu, a difference of 1,889 animals.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 151st and Vanuatu ranks 152nd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 40,916 animals 54,220 animals 13,305 animals Vanuatu
1970s 113,595 animals 95,306 animals 18,289 animals Papua New Guinea
1980s 116,086 animals 103,336 animals 12,751 animals Papua New Guinea
1990s 91,800 animals 145,100 animals 53,300 animals Vanuatu
2000s 91,200 animals 146,505 animals 55,305 animals Vanuatu
2010s 92,998 animals 140,178 animals 47,180 animals Vanuatu
2020s 91,371 animals 89,155 animals 2,217 animals Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of cattle, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
Papua New Guinea, at 90,889 animals against 89,000 animals in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of cattle between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
1,889 animals, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for number of cattle?
Papua New Guinea ranks 151st and Vanuatu ranks 152nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of cattle. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of cattle
Unit
animals
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 11,450 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed