Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? was 936,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Papua New Guinea is 936,000 tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 193.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.04 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 319,000 tonnes, in 2013.
That places Papua New Guinea 109th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 489,000 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 349,000 tonnes | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 379,000 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 319,000 tonnes | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 459,000 tonnes | +43.9% |
| 2015 | 752,000 tonnes | +63.8% |
| 2016 | 830,000 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 818,000 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 623,000 tonnes | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 701,000 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 798,000 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 837,000 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.04 million tonnes | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 936,000 tonnes | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 571,900 tonnes | 319,000 tonnes | 830,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 902,750 tonnes | 798,000 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Papua New Guinea?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Papua New Guinea was 936,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 319,000 tonnes in 2013.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Papua New Guinea ranks 109th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.4%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.