Poultry production in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Poultry production was 6,952 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,952 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
150th
of 199 countries
All-time high
6,952 tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
1,175 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Poultry production in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 6,952 tonnes for poultry production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry production in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6,952 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,175 tonnes, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 150th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Poultry production in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,175 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1,233 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 1,239 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1,243 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 1,284 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 1,302 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1,286 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 1,286 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,314 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 1,372 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 1,496 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 1,521 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 1,512 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1,618 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 1,623 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1,736 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 1,848 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 1,987 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 2,138 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 2,714 tonnes | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 3,509 tonnes | +29.3% |
| 1982 | 2,798 tonnes | -20.3% |
| 1983 | 2,818 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 3,056 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 3,314 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 3,583 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 3,864 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 3,934 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 4,015 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4,222 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 4,376 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 4,502 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 4,828 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 4,910 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 4,964 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 5,056 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 5,237 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 5,328 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 5,331 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5,421 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 5,424 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,605 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 5,696 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 5,697 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,697 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,877 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 5,877 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,969 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 5,970 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,880 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5,973 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6,155 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 6,319 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 6,320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,346 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6,398 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 6,480 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 6,554 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 6,626 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6,686 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 6,778 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 6,826 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 6,890 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 6,952 tonnes | +0.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 6,952 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54,434 tonnes, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 6,952 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,211 tonnes, 25% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +29.3% | 2,714 tonnes | 3,509 tonnes |
| 1980 | +26.9% | 2,138 tonnes | 2,714 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,263 tonnes | 1,175 tonnes | 1,314 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,685 tonnes | 1,372 tonnes | 2,138 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,361 tonnes | 2,714 tonnes | 4,015 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,875 tonnes | 4,222 tonnes | 5,331 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,723 tonnes | 5,421 tonnes | 5,970 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,305 tonnes | 5,880 tonnes | 6,626 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,826 tonnes | 6,686 tonnes | 6,952 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry production in Papua New Guinea?
- Poultry production in Papua New Guinea was 6,952 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,952 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest poultry production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,175 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for poultry production?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry production rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expressed in tonnes.