Number of cattle in New Caledonia

Number of cattle in New Caledonia was 77,281 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 1.1% from 2023. That is the 154th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head77,281 Estimated

Change on 2023-1.1%

Rank154th of 190Countries ranked

Series high136,0001988

Series low77,2812024

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Number of cattle in New Caledonia, 1961 to 2024

head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	head
2024	77,281 Estimated
2023	78,102 Estimated
2022	78,923 Estimated
2021	79,595 Estimated
2020	79,863 Estimated
2019	80,929 Estimated
2018	81,555 Estimated
2017	83,304 Estimated
2016	85,961 Estimated
2015	89,562 Estimated
2014	93,000 Estimated
2013	92,000 Estimated
2012	84,604
2011	90,000 Estimated
2010	90,000 Estimated
2009	90,000 Estimated
2008	90,000 Estimated
2007	90,000 Estimated
2006	87,000 Estimated
2005	100,000 Estimated
2004	111,000 Estimated
2003	111,000 Estimated
2002	111,308
2001	110,000 Estimated
2000	110,000 Estimated
1999	110,000 Estimated
1998	94,387
1997	110,000 Estimated
1996	110,000 Estimated
1995	110,000 Estimated
1994	108,088
1993	120,000 Estimated
1992	125,000 Estimated
1991	125,397
1990	120,000
1989	120,800
1988	136,000
1987	130,000 Estimated
1986	125,000 Estimated
1985	122,000 Estimated
1984	120,824
1983	120,898
1982	100,000
1981	110,000
1980	110,000
1979	120,000
1978	125,000
1977	115,000
1976	115,000
1975	115,000
1974	110,000
1973	120,000
1972	115,000
1971	120,315
1970	120,300 Estimated
1969	120,300
1968	118,000 Estimated
1967	115,000
1966	112,000
1965	103,500
1964	95,100
1963	105,000
1962	97,000
1961	96,000

Rankings

Countries by number of cattle 196 places
EU countries by number of cattle 27 places

Definition

Number of cattle (domestic cattle, not buffaloes) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.

FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111) (Number of cattle, New Caledonia, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, New Caledonia, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/new-caledonia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Number of cattle, New Caledonia, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/new-caledonia.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, New Caledonia, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/new-caledonia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, New Caledonia, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/new-caledonia. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

RIS

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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136,000 head in 1988, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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