Cattle livestock count heads in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cattle livestock count heads was 90,889 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90,889
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
151st
of 197 countries
All-time high
132,499
in 1979
All-time low
21,082
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 90,889 for cattle livestock count heads in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Papua New Guinea peaked at 132,499 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 21,082, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 151st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle livestock count heads in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,082 | — |
| 1962 | 24,583 | +16.6% |
| 1963 | 29,129 | +18.5% |
| 1964 | 33,503 | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 39,849 | +18.9% |
| 1966 | 44,156 | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 50,026 | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 59,314 | +18.6% |
| 1969 | 66,598 | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 76,094 | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 84,742 | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 96,128 | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 106,945 | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 119,967 | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 125,000 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 131,596 | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 131,500 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 131,476 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 132,499 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 129,000 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 128,264 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 123,000 | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 122,000 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 120,000 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 117,000 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 116,000 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 105,000 | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 100,600 | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 100,000 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 99,000 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 98,000 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 96,000 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 94,000 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 93,000 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 90,000 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 88,000 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 87,000 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 86,000 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 87,000 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 87,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 88,000 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 89,000 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 90,000 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 91,000 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 92,000 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 93,000 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 94,000 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 94,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93,000 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 94,000 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 93,000 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 93,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92,905 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 92,833 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 92,673 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 92,405 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 92,166 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 91,903 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 91,591 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 91,355 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 91,119 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 90,889 | -0.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 90,889 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.73 million, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 90,889 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 650,522, 14% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,916 | 21,082 | 66,598 | 9 |
| 1970s | 113,595 | 76,094 | 132,499 | 10 |
| 1980s | 116,086 | 100,000 | 129,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91,800 | 86,000 | 99,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91,200 | 87,000 | 94,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,998 | 92,166 | 94,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,371 | 90,889 | 91,903 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1129 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1305 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 495.76 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Papua New Guinea?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Papua New Guinea was 90,889 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 132,499 in 1979.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,082 in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 151st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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