Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita was 0.0002 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0002 t per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0009 t per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 t per person, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 t per person | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 t per person | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 t per person | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 t per person | +17.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 t per person | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 t per person | +16.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 t per person | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 t per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 t per person | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 t per person | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 t per person | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 t per person | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 t per person | -25.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 t per person | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 t per person | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 t per person | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 t per person | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 t per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 t per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 t per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 t per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 t per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 t per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 t per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 t per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 t per person | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 t per person | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 t per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 t per person | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 t per person | -3.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0002 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0043 t per person, 5% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0002 t per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0035 t per person, 6% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -25.9% | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0007 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0002 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 t per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 t per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.