Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.0045 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0045 An per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0045 An per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 An per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Papua New Guinea 134th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0036 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.003 An per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0031 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0033 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0032 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 An per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0027 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0027 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 An per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 An per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 An per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 An per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 An per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 An per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 An per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.003 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0045 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1153 An per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0045 An per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1796 An per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +44.1% | 0.0015 An per square kilometre | 0.0021 An per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +40.8% | 0.0018 An per square kilometre | 0.0025 An per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -30.1% | 0.0021 An per square kilometre | 0.0015 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 An per square kilometre | 0.0027 An per square kilometre | 0.0036 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.002 An per square kilometre | 0.0015 An per square kilometre | 0.0025 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0027 An per square kilometre | 0.0024 An per square kilometre | 0.003 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 An per square kilometre | 0.0032 An per square kilometre | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | 0.0045 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 131 United Arab Emirates 0.0063 An per square kilometre compare
- 132 Solomon Islands 0.0054 An per square kilometre compare
- 133 Botswana 0.0048 An per square kilometre compare
- 135 Kenya 0.0035 An per square kilometre compare
- 136 Yemen 0.0032 An per square kilometre compare
- 137 Malawi 0.0024 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8422 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0045 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 An per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 An per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for horses — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 134th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Horses — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Horses — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.