Number of cattle in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Number of cattle was 8,097 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8,097 animals
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
181st
of 197 countries
All-time high
13,147 animals
in 1961
All-time low
6,000 animals
in 1974
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of cattle in French Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of cattle in French Polynesia is 8,097 animals, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in French Polynesia peaked at 13,147 animals in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6,000 animals, in 1974.
French Polynesia ranks 181st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Number of cattle in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,147 animals | — |
| 1962 | 12,700 animals | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 12,400 animals | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 12,000 animals | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 12,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 12,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 12,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10,604 animals | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 10,000 animals | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 9,800 animals | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 9,000 animals | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 8,000 animals | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 7,000 animals | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 6,000 animals | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 6,200 animals | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 6,300 animals | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 6,500 animals | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 6,500 animals | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7,000 animals | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 8,000 animals | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 9,000 animals | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 7,600 animals | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 6,300 animals | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 7,400 animals | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 7,300 animals | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 9,907 animals | +35.7% |
| 1987 | 8,200 animals | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 8,200 animals | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,500 animals | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 7,000 animals | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 7,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,500 animals | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 7,300 animals | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 7,000 animals | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 7,200 animals | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 7,600 animals | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 9,200 animals | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 9,000 animals | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 11,000 animals | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 8,500 animals | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 6,300 animals | -25.9% |
| 2003 | 8,300 animals | +31.7% |
| 2004 | 9,300 animals | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 7,000 animals | -24.7% |
| 2006 | 7,200 animals | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 7,200 animals | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,200 animals | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,300 animals | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7,300 animals | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,300 animals | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,400 animals | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7,400 animals | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,300 animals | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7,641 animals | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 7,685 animals | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 7,600 animals | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8,074 animals | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 8,362 animals | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 8,579 animals | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 8,895 animals | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 10,000 animals | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 8,500 animals | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 8,097 animals | -4.7% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 8,097 animals is below the median for high income countries, which is 595,200 animals, 1% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 8,097 animals is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 650,522 animals, 1% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of cattle in French Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +35.7% | 7,300 animals | 9,907 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,872 animals | 10,000 animals | 13,147 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,230 animals | 6,000 animals | 9,800 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,041 animals | 6,300 animals | 9,907 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,580 animals | 7,000 animals | 9,200 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,930 animals | 6,300 animals | 11,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,606 animals | 7,300 animals | 8,362 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,814 animals | 8,097 animals | 10,000 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for French Polynesia
- Rural population, per capita 0.3824 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.86 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 442.4 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1307 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.2% (2020)
- Rural population 108,019 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 38.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in French Polynesia?
- Number of cattle in French Polynesia was 8,097 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of cattle recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,147 animals in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,000 animals in 1974.
- How does French Polynesia rank for number of cattle?
- French Polynesia ranks 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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