Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Papua New Guinea stood at 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre.
That represents a change of 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?, per square in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7044 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Papua New Guinea 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0.7707 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8369 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7044 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 2015 | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +63.8% |
| 2016 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.31 tonnes per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7044 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 149 Sweden 2.62 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 150 United States 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 151 Tanzania 2.33 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 153 Malawi 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 154 Belarus 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 155 Botswana 1.78 tonnes per square kilometre 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Papua New Guinea?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Papua New Guinea was 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7044 tonnes per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.