Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Gross per capita Production in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Gross per capita Production was 90.66 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Gross per capita Production in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross per capita production in Papua New Guinea stood at 90.66. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross per capita production in Papua New Guinea peaked at 128 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 90.66, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Gross per capita Production in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 126.65 | — |
| 1962 | 126.86 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 126.06 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 126.32 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 125.57 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 127.55 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 127.5 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 126.46 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 127.97 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 127.56 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 126.22 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 125.71 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 124.41 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 125.53 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 124.29 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 123.84 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 123.39 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 122.23 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 123.21 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 124.13 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 124.97 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 125.7 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 126.32 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 126.84 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 127.26 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 127.58 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 127.82 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 128 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 128 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 127.48 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 126.19 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 124.39 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 122.45 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 120.51 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 118.58 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 116.65 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 114.74 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 112.86 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 111.02 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 109.21 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 109.33 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 109.36 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 109.32 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 109.21 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 109.04 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 113.62 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 113.2 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 112.75 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 110.8 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 101.85 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 104.42 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 101.55 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 101.17 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 100.21 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 100.52 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.27 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 97.92 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 96.91 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.02 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 95.15 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 94.89 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.65 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 91.15 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 90.66 | -0.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 90.66 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.24, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126.77 | 125.57 | 127.97 | 9 |
| 1970s | 124.64 | 122.23 | 127.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 126.66 | 124.13 | 128 | 10 |
| 1990s | 119.49 | 111.02 | 127.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.58 | 109.04 | 113.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.98 | 96.02 | 104.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7 | 90.66 | 95.15 | 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 game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross per capita production in Papua New Guinea?
- Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross per capita production in Papua New Guinea was 90.66 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross per capita production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 128 in 1988.
- What is the lowest game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross per capita production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.66 in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross per capita production?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 31st out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — gross per capita production rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.