Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0003 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0003 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0005 An per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 An per person, in 1972.
That places Papua New Guinea 161st out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 An per person | -29.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 An per person | -47.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 An per person | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 An per person | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 An per person | +18.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 An per person | -19.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 An per person | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 An per person | +21.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 An per person | -19.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 An per person | +56.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 An per person | -24.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 An per person | +252.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 An per person | -55.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 An per person | +24.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 An per person | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 An per person | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 An per person | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 An per person | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 An per person | +53.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 An per person | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 An per person | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 An per person | +23.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 An per person | -29.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 An per person | +23.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 An per person | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 An per person | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 An per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 An per person | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 An per person | -1.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0003 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0003 An per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0175 An per person, 2% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +252.0% | 0.0001 An per person | 0.0005 An per person |
| 1973 | +56.3% | 0.0001 An per person | 0.0002 An per person |
| 1985 | +53.2% | 0.0002 An per person | 0.0004 An per person |
| 1977 | -55.0% | 0.0005 An per person | 0.0002 An per person |
| 1963 | -47.3% | 0.0003 An per person | 0.0002 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 An per person | 0.0001 An per person | 0.0004 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 An per person | 0.0001 An per person | 0.0005 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 An per person | 0.0002 An per person | 0.0004 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 An per person | 0.0003 An per person | 0.0005 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 An per person | 0.0004 An per person | 0.0004 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 An per person | 0.0003 An per person | 0.0004 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 An per person | 0.0003 An per person | 0.0003 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0003 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 An per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 An per person in 1972.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 161st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.