Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0047 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0047 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0049 An per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 An per square kilometre, in 1972.
Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 An per square kilometre | -52.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 An per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 An per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 An per square kilometre | +254.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 An per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 An per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 An per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 An per square kilometre | -73.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 An per square kilometre | +780.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 An per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 An per square kilometre | +967.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 An per square kilometre | -75.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 An per square kilometre | +68.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 An per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 An per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.001 An per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 An per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 An per square kilometre | +120.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.002 An per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.002 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 An per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.004 An per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.004 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.004 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.004 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0047 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.44 An per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0047 An per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4832 An per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +967.7% | 0.0002 An per square kilometre | 0.0023 An per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +780.0% | 0.0001 An per square kilometre | 0.0005 An per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +254.2% | 0.0001 An per square kilometre | 0.0004 An per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +120.0% | 0.0009 An per square kilometre | 0.0019 An per square kilometre |
| 1977 | -75.1% | 0.0023 An per square kilometre | 0.0006 An per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -73.7% | 0.0002 An per square kilometre | 0.0001 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 An per square kilometre | 0.0001 An per square kilometre | 0.0004 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 An per square kilometre | 0.0001 An per square kilometre | 0.0023 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 An per square kilometre | 0.0009 An per square kilometre | 0.0019 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 An per square kilometre | 0.002 An per square kilometre | 0.0035 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 An per square kilometre | 0.0037 An per square kilometre | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 An per square kilometre | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 0.0049 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 An per square kilometre | 0.0047 An per square kilometre | 0.0047 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Papua New Guinea was 0.0047 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 An per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 An per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 160th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — 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.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — 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
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — 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.