Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 98.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea is 98.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 96.8%, in 2020.
That places Papua New Guinea 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 100.0% | — |
| 2011 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.7% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 96.8% | 99.7% | 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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea was 98.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.8% in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.