Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cereal yield vs gdp per capita was 4.79 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.79
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
50th
of 180 countries
All-time high
4.89
in 2019
All-time low
1.27
in 1977
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 4.79 for cereal yield vs gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.89 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 1977.
That places Papua New Guinea 50th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.81 | — |
| 1962 | 2.6 | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 2.54 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 2.07 | -18.3% |
| 1965 | 2.48 | +19.3% |
| 1966 | 2.1 | -15.0% |
| 1967 | 2.06 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 2 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 1.67 | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 2.01 | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 2.43 | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 2.15 | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 2.56 | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 2.26 | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 1.89 | -16.4% |
| 1976 | 1.61 | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 1.27 | -21.0% |
| 1978 | 1.54 | +21.0% |
| 1979 | 2.1 | +36.8% |
| 1980 | 2.36 | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 1.8 | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 1.3 | -27.6% |
| 1983 | 2.02 | +55.4% |
| 1984 | 1.93 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 2.09 | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 2.01 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.5 | -25.3% |
| 1988 | 1.82 | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 2.16 | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 2.6 | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 2.39 | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 2.66 | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 2.68 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.86 | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 2.98 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 3.43 | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 4.09 | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 3.89 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 3.98 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 4.02 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 4.2 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 4 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 3.6 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 3.62 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.74 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.72 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.89 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 3.97 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.19 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 4.34 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.79 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 4.19 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 4.64 | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 4.73 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.75 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.64 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.85 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 4.81 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.89 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.77 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.82 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.83 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.79 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 | 1.67 | 2.81 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.98 | 1.27 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.16 | 2.39 | 4.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.89 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.66 | 4.19 | 4.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 | 4.77 | 4.83 | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 17.02 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.02 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea was 4.79 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 1977.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cereal yield vs gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 50th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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