Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 4.79 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.79 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
50th
of 180 countries
All-time high
4.89 kg per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
1.27 kg per hectare
in 1977
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 4.79 kg per hectare 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 kg per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.27 kg per hectare, 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 | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.81 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.6 kg per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 2.54 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 2.07 kg per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1965 | 2.48 kg per hectare | +19.3% |
| 1966 | 2.1 kg per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1967 | 2.06 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 2 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 1.67 kg per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 2.01 kg per hectare | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 2.43 kg per hectare | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 2.15 kg per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 2.56 kg per hectare | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 2.26 kg per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 1.89 kg per hectare | -16.4% |
| 1976 | 1.61 kg per hectare | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 1.27 kg per hectare | -21.0% |
| 1978 | 1.54 kg per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1979 | 2.1 kg per hectare | +36.8% |
| 1980 | 2.36 kg per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 1.8 kg per hectare | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 1.3 kg per hectare | -27.6% |
| 1983 | 2.02 kg per hectare | +55.4% |
| 1984 | 1.93 kg per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 2.09 kg per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 2.01 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.5 kg per hectare | -25.3% |
| 1988 | 1.82 kg per hectare | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 2.16 kg per hectare | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 2.6 kg per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 2.39 kg per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 2.66 kg per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 2.68 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.86 kg per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 2.98 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 3.43 kg per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 4.09 kg per hectare | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 3.89 kg per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 3.98 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 4.02 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 4.2 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 4 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 3.6 kg per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 3.62 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.74 kg per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.72 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.89 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 3.97 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.19 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 4.34 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.79 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 4.19 kg per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 4.64 kg per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 4.73 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.75 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.64 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.85 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 4.81 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.89 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.77 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.82 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.83 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.79 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 4.79 kg per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.09 kg per hectare, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 4.79 kg per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.75 kg per hectare, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 kg per hectare | 1.67 kg per hectare | 2.81 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.98 kg per hectare | 1.27 kg per hectare | 2.56 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9 kg per hectare | 1.3 kg per hectare | 2.36 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.16 kg per hectare | 2.39 kg per hectare | 4.09 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.89 kg per hectare | 3.6 kg per hectare | 4.2 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.66 kg per hectare | 4.19 kg per hectare | 4.89 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 kg per hectare | 4.77 kg per hectare | 4.83 kg per hectare | 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)
- 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 yield vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea was 4.79 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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 kg per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 kg per hectare 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.