Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 89,000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Vanuatu stood at 89,000 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Vanuatu peaked at 175,000 An in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34,082 An, in 1961.
Vanuatu ranks 146th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34,082 An | — |
| 1962 | 39,000 An | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 45,000 An | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 50,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 54,000 An | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 60,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 64,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 68,900 An | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 73,000 An | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 74,500 An | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 83,555 An | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 84,000 An | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 95,000 An | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 100,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 105,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 110,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 105,000 An | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 100,000 An | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 96,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 94,000 An | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 93,000 An | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 96,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 99,320 An | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 100,000 An | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 104,800 An | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 107,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 110,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 113,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 116,235 An | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 125,000 An | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 130,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 140,000 An | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 150,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 151,000 An | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 151,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 151,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 151,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 151,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 151,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 140,000 An | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 130,000 An | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 130,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 135,000 An | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 138,000 An | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 140,000 An | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 142,915 An | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 174,137 An | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 175,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 160,000 An | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 165,000 An | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 170,000 An | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 172,000 An | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 173,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 175,000 An | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 152,403 An | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 115,540 An | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 100,000 An | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 90,000 An | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 88,834 An | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 89,439 An | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 89,411 An | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 89,131 An | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 88,793 An | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 89,000 An | +0.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 89,000 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.78 million An, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 89,000 An is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.15 million An, 4% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,220 An | 34,082 An | 73,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 95,306 An | 74,500 An | 110,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 103,336 An | 93,000 An | 116,235 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 145,100 An | 125,000 An | 151,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 146,505 An | 130,000 An | 175,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,178 An | 88,834 An | 175,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,155 An | 88,793 An | 89,439 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7768 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Vanuatu?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Vanuatu was 89,000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 175,000 An in 2008.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,082 An in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Vanuatu ranks 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. 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 Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.