Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita was 1.8 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita in New Zealand stood at 1.8 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 3.12 An per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.8 An per person, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.66 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.66 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 2.64 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.59 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 2.59 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 2.7 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 2.84 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 3 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 3.1 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 3.12 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 2.8 An per person | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 2.97 An per person | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 3.01 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 3.08 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 3.01 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 2.9 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 2.8 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 2.7 An per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 2.58 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 2.61 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 2.57 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 2.51 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 2.39 An per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 2.41 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.44 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.55 An per person | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 2.44 An per person | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 2.45 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.37 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 2.41 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.32 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 2.31 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.33 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.45 An per person | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 2.52 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 2.42 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 2.42 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.33 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 2.34 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.34 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.39 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.44 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.42 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.35 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.3 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.29 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.28 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.32 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.27 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.29 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.31 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.29 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.3 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.18 An per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.15 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.11 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.06 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.04 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.99 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 2 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.92 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.83 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 1.8 An per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.75 An per person | 2.59 An per person | 3.1 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9 An per person | 2.58 An per person | 3.12 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 An per person | 2.37 An per person | 2.61 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.38 An per person | 2.31 An per person | 2.52 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 An per person | 2.28 An per person | 2.44 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 An per person | 2.04 An per person | 2.31 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 An per person | 1.8 An per person | 2 An per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita in New Zealand?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita in New Zealand was 1.8 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 An per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 An per person in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.