Pig livestock count heads in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Pig livestock count heads was 2.06 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.06 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
49th
of 177 countries
All-time high
2.06 million
in 2020
All-time low
600,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Pig livestock count heads in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.06 million for pig livestock count heads in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig livestock count heads in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.06 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 600,000, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 49th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pig livestock count heads in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 600,000 | — |
| 1962 | 610,000 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 620,000 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 630,000 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 640,000 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 650,000 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 660,000 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 680,000 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 695,000 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 710,000 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 725,000 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 740,000 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 755,000 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 775,000 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 790,000 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 810,000 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 820,000 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 835,000 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 860,000 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 870,000 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 880,000 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 900,000 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 910,000 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 920,000 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 940,000 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 950,000 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 960,000 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 975,000 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 990,000 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.00 million | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.10 million | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 1.20 million | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 1.30 million | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.40 million | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 1.45 million | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.50 million | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.55 million | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.55 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.70 million | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 1.80 million | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.85 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.85 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.90 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.95 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.00 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.05 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.00 million | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.01 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.01 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.02 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.04 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.05 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.05 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.05 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.05 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.06 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 642,778 | 600,000 | 695,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 782,000 | 710,000 | 860,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 929,500 | 870,000 | 990,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million | 1.00 million | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 million | 1.55 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 million | 1.95 million | 2.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 million | 2.05 million | 2.06 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 pig livestock count heads in Papua New Guinea?
- Pig livestock count heads in Papua New Guinea was 2.06 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pig livestock count heads recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest pig livestock count heads recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 600,000 in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for pig livestock count heads?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 49th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pig livestock count heads rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Pig livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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