Milk, Total — Production in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Milk, Total — Production was 204.2 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Production in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 204.2 t for milk, total — production in 2024.
The figure is down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — production in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,718 t in 1973 and was at its lowest, 157 t, in 1998.
Papua New Guinea ranks 180th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk, Total — Production in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,409 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,473 t | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 1,356 t | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 1,442 t | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 1,475 t | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 1,456 t | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 1,606 t | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 1,599 t | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1,429 t | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 1,709 t | +19.6% |
| 1971 | 1,360 t | -20.4% |
| 1972 | 1,555 t | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 1,718 t | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 1,250 t | -27.2% |
| 1975 | 965 t | -22.8% |
| 1976 | 798 t | -17.3% |
| 1977 | 536 t | -32.8% |
| 1978 | 434 t | -19.0% |
| 1979 | 494 t | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 482 t | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 366 t | -24.1% |
| 1982 | 250 t | -31.7% |
| 1983 | 208 t | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 186 t | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 203 t | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 190 t | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 185 t | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 180 t | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 190 t | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 175 t | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 181.11 t | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 185.13 t | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 180.42 t | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 166 t | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 180.73 t | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 160 t | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 168 t | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 157 t | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 164.93 t | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 178 t | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 186 t | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 197 t | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 195 t | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 202 t | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 207 t | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 213 t | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 215 t | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 222 t | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 228 t | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 217 t | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 225 t | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 228 t | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 230 t | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 220 t | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 213 t | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 214.61 t | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 214 t | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 203.31 t | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 203.35 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 203.96 t | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 204.11 t | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 204.1 t | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 204.15 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 204.2 t | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 204.2 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 289,670 t, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 204.2 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33,970 t, 1% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,472 t | 1,356 t | 1,606 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,082 t | 434 t | 1,718 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 244 t | 180 t | 482 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 171.83 t | 157 t | 185.13 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 204.3 t | 178 t | 228 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 216.83 t | 203.31 t | 230 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 204.1 t | 203.96 t | 204.2 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 177 New Caledonia 344 t compare
- 178 Tonga 325.7 t compare
- 179 French Guiana 293 t compare
- 181 Seychelles 161.87 t compare
- 182 Brunei Darussalam 160.43 t compare
- 183 Guadeloupe 160.2 t 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 — production in Papua New Guinea?
- Milk, total — production in Papua New Guinea was 204.2 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,718 t in 1973.
- What is the lowest milk, total — production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 157 t in 1998.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for milk, total — production?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — production rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Production. 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.