Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. was 7.37 billion animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Papua New Guinea stood at 7.37 billion animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8.59 billion animals in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.62 billion animals, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 182nd out of 198 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.82 billion animals | 2.62 billion animals | 2.97 billion animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.66 billion animals | 3.07 billion animals | 4.47 billion animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.40 billion animals | 5.38 billion animals | 7.40 billion animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.27 billion animals | 7.67 billion animals | 8.59 billion animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.21 billion animals | 7.91 billion animals | 8.50 billion animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.69 billion animals | 7.57 billion animals | 7.82 billion animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.46 billion animals | 7.37 billion animals | 7.55 billion animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1159 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0178 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.504 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6022 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.257 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 193.24 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Papua New Guinea?
- Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Papua New Guinea was 7.37 billion animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.59 billion animals in 1997.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.62 billion animals in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like... Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.