Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0474 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0474 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
163rd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0486 An per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.0071 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0474 An per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0486 An per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 163rd out of 167 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.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0071 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0082 An per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0097 An per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1964 | 0.011 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0132 An per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0146 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0166 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0197 An per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0225 An per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0218 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0228 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0276 An per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0298 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.032 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0339 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.038 An per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0409 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0309 An per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0329 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0322 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0314 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0307 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0307 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0307 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0353 An per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0309 An per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0309 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0309 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0309 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0309 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0325 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0318 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0331 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0349 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0358 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0369 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0364 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0375 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0375 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0397 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0442 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0442 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0453 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0457 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0462 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0466 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0473 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0473 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0473 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0475 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0477 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0486 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0481 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0482 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0468 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0474 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.046 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0468 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0466 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0469 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.047 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0472 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0474 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0474 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 An per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0474 An per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 An per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0136 An per square kilometre | 0.0071 An per square kilometre | 0.0225 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0311 An per square kilometre | 0.0218 An per square kilometre | 0.0409 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0315 An per square kilometre | 0.0307 An per square kilometre | 0.0353 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0347 An per square kilometre | 0.0309 An per square kilometre | 0.0375 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0454 An per square kilometre | 0.0397 An per square kilometre | 0.0473 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0474 An per square kilometre | 0.046 An per square kilometre | 0.0486 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0471 An per square kilometre | 0.0469 An per square kilometre | 0.0474 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 160 Liberia 0.0884 An per square kilometre compare
- 161 Guyana 0.0553 An per square kilometre compare
- 162 Suriname 0.0503 An per square kilometre compare
- 164 Gabon 0.0293 An per square kilometre compare
- 165 Libya 0.0188 An per square kilometre compare
- 166 Equatorial Guinea 0.0157 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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea was 0.0474 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0486 An per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.