Land animals slaughtered for meat in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 7.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.54 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
149th
of 197 countries
All-time high
7.54 million
in 2022
All-time low
1.30 million
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, land animals slaughtered for meat in Papua New Guinea stood at 7.54 million. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7.54 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 149th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.30 million | — |
| 1962 | 1.36 million | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 1.37 million | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 1.38 million | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.42 million | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.44 million | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.42 million | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.43 million | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.46 million | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 1.52 million | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 1.66 million | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 1.69 million | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.68 million | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.79 million | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 1.80 million | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.93 million | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 2.05 million | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 2.20 million | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 2.37 million | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 3.00 million | +26.6% |
| 1981 | 3.89 million | +29.7% |
| 1982 | 3.10 million | -20.3% |
| 1983 | 3.12 million | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.38 million | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 3.67 million | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 3.97 million | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 4.28 million | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 4.36 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 4.45 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.68 million | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 4.85 million | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 4.99 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 5.35 million | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 5.44 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.50 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 5.60 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.80 million | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 5.90 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 5.90 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 6.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.20 million | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 6.30 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.50 million | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.50 million | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.80 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 6.98 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 6.98 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.01 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.07 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.16 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.24 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.32 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.39 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.54 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.47 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 7.54 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.40 million | 1.30 million | 1.46 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.87 million | 1.52 million | 2.37 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.72 million | 3.00 million | 4.45 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.40 million | 4.68 million | 5.90 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.33 million | 6.00 million | 6.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.97 million | 6.50 million | 7.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.49 million | 7.39 million | 7.54 million | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 17.02 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.02 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Papua New Guinea?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Papua New Guinea was 7.54 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.54 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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