Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Melanesia

Melanesia: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 23,363 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
23,363 1000 An
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
15th
of 20 countries
All-time high
23,363 1000 An
in 2024
All-time low
1,839 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Melanesia, 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Melanesia is 23,363 1000 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Melanesia peaked at 23,363 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,839 1000 An, in 1961.

That places Melanesia 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 1,839 1000 An —
1962 1,923 1000 An +4.6%
1963 1,952 1000 An +1.5%
1964 1,989 1000 An +1.9%
1965 2,061 1000 An +3.6%
1966 2,138 1000 An +3.7%
1967 2,181 1000 An +2.0%
1968 2,242 1000 An +2.8%
1969 2,359 1000 An +5.2%
1970 2,500 1000 An +6.0%
1971 2,703 1000 An +8.1%
1972 2,743 1000 An +1.5%
1973 3,145 1000 An +14.7%
1974 3,326 1000 An +5.8%
1975 3,380 1000 An +1.6%
1976 3,714 1000 An +9.9%
1977 4,219 1000 An +13.6%
1978 4,703 1000 An +11.5%
1979 5,211 1000 An +10.8%
1980 6,318 1000 An +21.2%
1981 7,428 1000 An +17.6%
1982 6,776 1000 An -8.8%
1983 7,509 1000 An +10.8%
1984 7,603 1000 An +1.3%
1985 7,894 1000 An +3.8%
1986 8,203 1000 An +3.9%
1987 8,847 1000 An +7.9%
1988 8,990 1000 An +1.6%
1989 9,812 1000 An +9.1%
1990 10,447 1000 An +6.5%
1991 10,789 1000 An +3.3%
1992 10,937 1000 An +1.4%
1993 11,147 1000 An +1.9%
1994 13,055 1000 An +17.1%
1995 13,848 1000 An +6.1%
1996 14,617 1000 An +5.6%
1997 13,829 1000 An -5.4%
1998 13,629 1000 An -1.4%
1999 14,030 1000 An +2.9%
2000 14,103 1000 An +0.5%
2001 13,576 1000 An -3.7%
2002 15,359 1000 An +13.1%
2003 16,465 1000 An +7.2%
2004 16,933 1000 An +2.8%
2005 16,398 1000 An -3.2%
2006 17,168 1000 An +4.7%
2007 18,012 1000 An +4.9%
2008 18,261 1000 An +1.4%
2009 16,574 1000 An -9.2%
2010 18,392 1000 An +11.0%
2011 22,342 1000 An +21.5%
2012 18,335 1000 An -17.9%
2013 19,112 1000 An +4.2%
2014 19,598 1000 An +2.5%
2015 20,228 1000 An +3.2%
2016 20,337 1000 An +0.5%
2017 20,752 1000 An +2.0%
2018 21,407 1000 An +3.2%
2019 21,607 1000 An +0.9%
2020 21,941 1000 An +1.5%
2021 22,402 1000 An +2.1%
2022 22,683 1000 An +1.3%
2023 22,902 1000 An +1.0%
2024 23,363 1000 An +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,076 1000 An 1,839 1000 An 2,359 1000 An 9
1970s 3,564 1000 An 2,500 1000 An 5,211 1000 An 10
1980s 7,938 1000 An 6,318 1000 An 9,812 1000 An 10
1990s 12,633 1000 An 10,447 1000 An 14,617 1000 An 10
2000s 16,285 1000 An 13,576 1000 An 18,261 1000 An 10
2010s 20,211 1000 An 18,335 1000 An 22,342 1000 An 10
2020s 22,658 1000 An 21,941 1000 An 23,363 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 57,276 1000 An compare
  2. 12 Thailand 1.37 million 1000 An compare
  3. 13 Philippines 1.36 million 1000 An compare
  4. 13 Republic of Moldova 43,141 1000 An compare
  5. 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27,654 1000 An compare
  6. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.20 million 1000 An compare
  7. 15 Republic of Korea 1.11 million 1000 An compare
  8. 16 Colombia 1.07 million 1000 An compare
  9. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16,992 1000 An compare
  10. 17 South Africa 1.05 million 1000 An compare
  11. 17 Polynesia 1,778 1000 An compare
  12. 18 Australia and New Zealand 878,946 1000 An compare
  13. 18 Micronesia 1,374 1000 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Melanesia?
Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Melanesia was 23,363 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 23,363 1000 An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,839 1000 An in 1961.
How does Melanesia rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
Melanesia ranks 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Melanesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
1000 An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,971 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.