Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use was 22.62 billion kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 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 kilocalories per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Papua New Guinea is 22.62 billion kilocalories per day, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Papua New Guinea peaked at 22.62 billion kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.11 billion kilocalories per day, in 2010.
That places Papua New Guinea 102nd out of 191 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.
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.11 billion kilocalories per day | — |
| 2011 | 16.82 billion kilocalories per day | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 17.56 billion kilocalories per day | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 18.18 billion kilocalories per day | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.87 billion kilocalories per day | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 19.00 billion kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.61 billion kilocalories per day | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 20.17 billion kilocalories per day | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 20.47 billion kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 20.95 billion kilocalories per day | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 21.73 billion kilocalories per day | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 21.78 billion kilocalories per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 22.47 billion kilocalories per day | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 22.62 billion kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.77 billion kilocalories per day | 16.11 billion kilocalories per day | 20.95 billion kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.15 billion kilocalories per day | 21.73 billion kilocalories per day | 22.62 billion kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 99 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24.44 billion kilocalories per day compare
- 100 Togo 22.97 billion kilocalories per day compare
- 101 Haiti 22.80 billion kilocalories per day compare
- 103 Burundi 22.62 billion kilocalories per day compare
- 104 Denmark 22.21 billion kilocalories per day compare
- 105 Hong Kong, China 21.05 billion kilocalories per day 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 change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Papua New Guinea?
- Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Papua New Guinea was 22.62 billion kilocalories per day 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 change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 22.62 billion kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.11 billion kilocalories per day in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.