Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0018 metric tons per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0018 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
167th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0023 metric tons per person
in 2011
All-time low
0.0006 metric tons per person
in 1986
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0018 metric tons per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0023 metric tons per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 metric tons per person, in 1986.
That places Papua New Guinea 167th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +28.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +43.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -29.9% |
| 1973 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -15.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +51.1% |
| 1976 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -29.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +27.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +32.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -31.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -39.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0018 metric tons per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1219 metric tons per person, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0018 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1282 metric tons per person, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.002 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0022 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 metric tons per person | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 0.0018 metric tons per person | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 164 Dominica 0.0029 metric tons per person compare
- 165 Micronesia (country) 0.0026 metric tons per person compare
- 166 United Arab Emirates 0.0021 metric tons per person compare
- 168 Grenada 0.0015 metric tons per person compare
- 169 Bahamas 0.0015 metric tons per person compare
- 170 Puerto Rico 0.0012 metric tons per person compare
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 cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0018 metric tons per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 metric tons per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 metric tons per person in 1986.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 167th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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 Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.