Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0004 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0011 ha per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 1986.
That places Papua New Guinea 147th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 ha per person | +33.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 ha per person | -29.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 ha per person | +80.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 0.001 ha per person | +61.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 ha per person | -49.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 ha per person | +45.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 ha per person | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 ha per person | -31.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 ha per person | -36.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 ha per person | +45.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | +20.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 144 Jamaica 0.0006 ha per person compare
- 145 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0006 ha per person compare
- 146 Kuwait 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0003 ha per person compare
- 149 Puerto Rico 0.0003 ha per person compare
- 150 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0003 ha per person compare
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, primary — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 1986.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 147th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.