Cereal yields in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cereal yields was 4.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal 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 4.79 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.89 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.27 tonnes per hectare, in 1977.
Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd of 185 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.66 tonnes per hectare | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 49 Argentina 4.85 tonnes per hectare compare
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- 51 Peru 4.85 tonnes per hectare compare
- 53 Switzerland 4.58 tonnes per hectare compare
- 54 South Africa 4.56 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 4.46 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.24 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.0% (2024)
- Rural population 9.06 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 84.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 3,910 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Papua New Guinea?
- Cereal yields in Papua New Guinea was 4.79 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 cereal yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cereal yields?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.