Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.002 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.002 animals per person.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0063 animals per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 animals per person, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 animals per person | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 animals per person | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 animals per person | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 animals per person | +17.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0029 animals per person | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0032 animals per person | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 animals per person | +16.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0042 animals per person | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0039 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.004 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 animals per person | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.005 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0053 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0055 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.006 animals per person | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0047 animals per person | -25.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0049 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0044 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 animals per person | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0039 animals per person | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0039 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0038 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0037 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0036 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 animals per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.003 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.002 animals per person | -1.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.002 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.002 animals per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 18% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -25.9% | 0.0063 animals per person | 0.0047 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 animals per person | 0.0016 animals per person | 0.0042 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.005 animals per person | 0.0039 animals per person | 0.0063 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 animals per person | 0.0037 animals per person | 0.0047 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 animals per person | 0.0032 animals per person | 0.0037 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 animals per person | 0.0029 animals per person | 0.0035 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 animals per person | 0.0022 animals per person | 0.0028 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 animals per person | 0.002 animals per person | 0.0022 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.002 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0063 animals per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 animals per person in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.