Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 2,989 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2,989 An for milk, total — milk animals in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6,025 An in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1,820 An, in 1984.
That places Papua New Guinea 167th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,255 An | — |
| 1962 | 4,435 An | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 3,800 An | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 4,300 An | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 4,275 An | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 5,542 An | +29.6% |
| 1967 | 5,850 An | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 5,862 An | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 5,435 An | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 5,334 An | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 4,751 An | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 5,182 An | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 6,025 An | +16.3% |
| 1974 | 5,642 An | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 5,024 An | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 4,635 An | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 4,589 An | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 3,369 An | -26.6% |
| 1979 | 3,087 An | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 2,446 An | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 2,213 An | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 1,956 An | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 1,825 An | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 1,820 An | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1,920 An | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 2,200 An | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 2,400 An | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 2,400 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,450 An | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 2,419 An | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 2,507 An | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 2,687 An | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 2,516 An | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 2,350 An | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 2,535 An | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 2,295 An | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 2,370 An | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 2,260 An | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 2,333 An | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 2,480 An | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 2,560 An | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 2,800 An | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 2,850 An | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2,950 An | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 3,000 An | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 3,100 An | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 3,050 An | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3,150 An | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3,250 An | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 3,070 An | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 3,220 An | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 3,250 An | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,250 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,073 An | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 3,100 An | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3,102 An | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,126 An | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,969 An | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 2,971 An | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,973 An | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,986 An | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2,984 An | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,986 An | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,989 An | +0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2,989 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 939,711 An, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2,989 An is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49,177 An, 6% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,862 An | 3,800 An | 5,862 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,764 An | 3,087 An | 6,025 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,163 An | 1,820 An | 2,450 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,427 An | 2,260 An | 2,687 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,919 An | 2,480 An | 3,250 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,113 An | 2,969 An | 3,250 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,984 An | 2,973 An | 2,989 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 164 Antigua and Barbuda 3,240 An compare
- 165 Mauritius 3,030 An compare
- 166 Barbados 3,001 An compare
- 168 Martinique 2,565 An compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 2,284 An compare
- 170 Samoa 1,582 An 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 milk, total — milk animals in Papua New Guinea?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Papua New Guinea was 2,989 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,025 An in 1973.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,820 An in 1984.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 167th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Milk, Total — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.