Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 10,459 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 10,459 An for sheep and goats — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10,459 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,264 An, in 1964.
That places Papua New Guinea 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,454 An | — |
| 1962 | 2,461 An | -28.7% |
| 1963 | 1,334 An | -45.8% |
| 1964 | 1,264 An | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 1,390 An | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 1,282 An | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 1,388 An | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 1,390 An | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1,381 An | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 1,272 An | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 1,632 An | +28.3% |
| 1972 | 1,351 An | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 1,699 An | +25.8% |
| 1974 | 1,654 An | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 1,635 An | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 2,226 An | +36.1% |
| 1977 | 2,668 An | +19.9% |
| 1978 | 3,367 An | +26.2% |
| 1979 | 3,648 An | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 3,611 An | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 3,778 An | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 3,626 An | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 3,342 An | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 3,419 An | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 5,329 An | +55.9% |
| 1986 | 5,366 An | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 5,350 An | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 5,450 An | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 5,550 An | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 5,850 An | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 5,850 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,050 An | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 6,300 An | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 6,550 An | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 6,550 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,400 An | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 8,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 8,400 An | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 8,400 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8,600 An | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 8,700 An | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 9,400 An | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 10,000 An | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 10,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10,100 An | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10,000 An | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 10,300 An | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 10,300 An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,300 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10,300 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10,300 An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10,341 An | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 10,335 An | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10,304 An | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 10,369 An | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10,383 An | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 10,448 An | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 10,422 An | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 10,441 An | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 10,459 An | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,705 An | 1,264 An | 3,454 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,115 An | 1,272 An | 3,648 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,482 An | 3,342 An | 5,550 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,835 An | 5,850 An | 8,400 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,680 An | 8,600 An | 10,100 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,285 An | 10,000 An | 10,369 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,431 An | 10,383 An | 10,459 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 173 Luxembourg 14,057 An compare
- 174 Suriname 11,008 An compare
- 175 Vanuatu 10,769 An compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 9,588 An compare
- 178 Panama 8,998 An compare
- 179 Brunei Darussalam 7,428 An 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 17.02 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.02 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Papua New Guinea?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Papua New Guinea was 10,459 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10,459 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,264 An in 1964.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.