Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 16.65 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at 16.65 animals per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 16.65 animals per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.87 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.87 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3 animals per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 3.03 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.04 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 3.14 animals per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 3.18 animals per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 3.14 animals per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 3.15 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 3.21 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 3.36 animals per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 3.65 animals per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 3.72 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 3.7 animals per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 3.96 animals per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 3.97 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 4.25 animals per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 4.53 animals per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 4.86 animals per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 5.23 animals per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 6.62 animals per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1981 | 8.59 animals per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1982 | 6.85 animals per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1983 | 6.9 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 7.47 animals per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 8.1 animals per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 8.77 animals per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 9.45 animals per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 9.63 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 9.83 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 10.33 animals per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 10.71 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 11.02 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 11.81 animals per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 12.01 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 12.14 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 12.37 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 12.81 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 13.03 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 13.03 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13.25 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 13.25 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.69 animals per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 13.91 animals per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 13.91 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.91 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.35 animals per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 14.35 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.57 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 14.57 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.35 animals per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 14.57 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 15.02 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 15.42 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 15.42 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.49 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.61 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 15.81 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.99 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.17 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 16.31 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 16.54 animals per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 16.65 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 16.5 animals per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 16.65 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 16.65 animals per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 233.96 animals per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 16.65 animals per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 637.5 animals per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +29.7% | 6.62 animals per square kilometre | 8.59 animals per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +26.6% | 5.23 animals per square kilometre | 6.62 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.08 animals per square kilometre | 2.87 animals per square kilometre | 3.21 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.12 animals per square kilometre | 3.36 animals per square kilometre | 5.23 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.22 animals per square kilometre | 6.62 animals per square kilometre | 9.83 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.93 animals per square kilometre | 10.33 animals per square kilometre | 13.03 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.98 animals per square kilometre | 13.25 animals per square kilometre | 14.57 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.39 animals per square kilometre | 14.35 animals per square kilometre | 16.17 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.53 animals per square kilometre | 16.31 animals per square kilometre | 16.65 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 175 Gabon 20.14 animals per square kilometre compare
- 176 Congo 20.03 animals per square kilometre compare
- 177 Sudan 18.01 animals per square kilometre compare
- 179 Namibia 16.03 animals per square kilometre compare
- 180 Solomon Islands 12.75 animals per square kilometre compare
- 181 Equatorial Guinea 11.59 animals per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1129 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1305 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 16.65 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.65 animals per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.