Cattle livestock count heads in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Cattle livestock count heads was 8,097 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle livestock count heads in French Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle livestock count heads in French Polynesia is 8,097, 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, cattle livestock count heads in French Polynesia peaked at 13,147 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6,000, 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.
Cattle livestock count heads in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,147 | — |
| 1962 | 12,700 | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 12,400 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 12,000 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10,604 | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 10,000 | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 9,800 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 9,000 | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 8,000 | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 7,000 | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 6,000 | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 6,200 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 6,300 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 6,500 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 6,500 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7,000 | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 8,000 | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 9,000 | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 7,600 | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 6,300 | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 7,400 | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 7,300 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 9,907 | +35.7% |
| 1987 | 8,200 | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 8,200 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,500 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 7,000 | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,500 | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 7,300 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 7,000 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 7,200 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 7,600 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 9,200 | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 9,000 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 11,000 | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 8,500 | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 6,300 | -25.9% |
| 2003 | 8,300 | +31.7% |
| 2004 | 9,300 | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 7,000 | -24.7% |
| 2006 | 7,200 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 7,200 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,200 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,300 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7,300 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,300 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,400 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7,400 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,300 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7,641 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 7,685 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 7,600 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8,074 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 8,362 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 8,579 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 8,895 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 10,000 | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 8,500 | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 8,097 | -4.7% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 8,097 is below the median for high income countries, which is 595,200, 1% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 8,097 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 650,522, 1% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle livestock count heads 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 | 9,907 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,872 | 10,000 | 13,147 | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,230 | 6,000 | 9,800 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,041 | 6,300 | 9,907 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,580 | 7,000 | 9,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,930 | 6,300 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,606 | 7,300 | 8,362 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,814 | 8,097 | 10,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More agriculture & rural data for French Polynesia
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 capita 0.3824 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1307 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 108,019 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.2% (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 123.52 million current US$ (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in French Polynesia?
- Cattle livestock count heads in French Polynesia was 8,097 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,147 in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,000 in 1974.
- How does French Polynesia rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- French Polynesia ranks 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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