Banana yields in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Banana yields was 16.66 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.66 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
63rd
of 130 countries
All-time high
17.42 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
12.06 tonnes per hectare
in 1975
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 16.66 tonnes per hectare for banana yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Papua New Guinea peaked at 17.42 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.06 tonnes per hectare, in 1975.
Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Banana yields in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.55 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 12.55 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 12.55 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 13.22 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 12.67 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 12.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 13.61 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 12.06 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 13.01 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 12.79 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 12.57 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 13.24 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 12.66 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 12.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 12.64 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 12.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 12.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 12.23 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 13.3 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 14.03 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 14.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 14.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 14.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 14.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 14.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 14.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 14.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.6 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 14.46 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 14.26 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 14 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 15.71 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 16.93 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 17.42 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 16.43 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 16.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.83 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 16.22 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 16.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 16.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 16.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 16.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 16.66 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 16.66 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 16.66 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.5 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.63 tonnes per hectare | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 13.22 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.61 tonnes per hectare | 12.06 tonnes per hectare | 13.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.03 tonnes per hectare | 12.23 tonnes per hectare | 14.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.18 tonnes per hectare | 14.1 tonnes per hectare | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.18 tonnes per hectare | 14 tonnes per hectare | 14.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.34 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 17.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5 tonnes per hectare | 16.22 tonnes per hectare | 16.66 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 banana yields in Papua New Guinea?
- Banana yields in Papua New Guinea was 16.66 tonnes per hectare 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 banana yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.42 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.06 tonnes per hectare in 1975.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for banana yields?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.