Raw milk of cattle — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Raw milk of cattle — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 78.26 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw milk of cattle — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 78.26 for raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3,491 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 78.26, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 149th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw milk of cattle — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,400 | — |
| 1962 | 3,491 | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 3,167 | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 3,297 | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 3,297 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,187 | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 3,440 | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 3,349 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 2,922 | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 3,417 | +16.9% |
| 1971 | 2,642 | -22.7% |
| 1972 | 2,954 | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 3,191 | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 2,262 | -29.1% |
| 1975 | 1,702 | -24.8% |
| 1976 | 1,367 | -19.7% |
| 1977 | 888.22 | -35.0% |
| 1978 | 698.26 | -21.4% |
| 1979 | 782.4 | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 747.05 | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 545.65 | -27.0% |
| 1982 | 355.24 | -34.9% |
| 1983 | 284.33 | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 245.78 | -13.6% |
| 1985 | 265.21 | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 234.02 | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 222.07 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 210.53 | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 219.15 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 194.09 | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 183.03 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 181.5 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 169.19 | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 157.55 | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 157.41 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 141.41 | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 143.53 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 126.86 | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 122.53 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 136.58 | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 137.3 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 136.17 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 127.61 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 127.48 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 127.28 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 127.02 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 126.71 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 126.34 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 125.94 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 115.58 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 115.47 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 112.3 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 109.3 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 103.52 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 98.03 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 98.45 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 93.38 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 87.82 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 85.87 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 84.37 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 82.69 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 81.14 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 79.67 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 78.26 | -1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 78.26 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.93, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 78.26 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.9, 89% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Gross per capita Production Index Number 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -35.0% | 1,367 | 888.22 |
| 1982 | -34.9% | 545.65 | 355.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,283 | 2,922 | 3,491 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,990 | 698.26 | 3,417 | 10 |
| 1980s | 332.9 | 210.53 | 747.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 157.71 | 122.53 | 194.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.84 | 125.94 | 137.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.97 | 85.87 | 115.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.23 | 78.26 | 84.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 146 Afghanistan 78.79 compare
- 147 Jamaica 78.68 compare
- 148 Samoa 78.3 compare
- 150 Namibia 78.06 compare
- 151 Mauritania 77.68 compare
- 152 Solomon Islands 77.66 compare
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 raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number in Papua New Guinea?
- Raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number in Papua New Guinea was 78.26 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3,491 in 1962.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.26 in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 149th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 Raw milk of cattle — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.