Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0901 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0901 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 134.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.1019 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0384 tonnes per person, in 2013.
Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 189 countries on this measure, 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?, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0641 tonnes per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0444 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0469 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0384 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0539 tonnes per person | +40.2% |
| 2015 | 0.086 tonnes per person | +59.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0926 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0891 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0663 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 0.073 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0813 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0836 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1019 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0901 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0901 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0901 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1491 tonnes per person, 60% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0655 tonnes per person | 0.0384 tonnes per person | 0.0926 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0892 tonnes per person | 0.0813 tonnes per person | 0.1019 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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?, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0901 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1019 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0384 tonnes per person in 2013.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.