Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit was 0.0012 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0012 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 44 countries
All-time high
0.0018 tonnes per hectare
in 1993
All-time low
0.0012 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Papua New Guinea is 0.0012 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0018 tonnes per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1972 | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0018 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0017 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 16 Cameroon 0.0013 tonnes per hectare compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0013 tonnes per hectare compare
- 18 Congo 0.0012 tonnes per hectare compare
- 20 Angola 0.0012 tonnes per hectare compare
- 21 Madagascar 0.0012 tonnes per hectare compare
- 22 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0011 tonnes per hectare 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 production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Papua New Guinea?
- Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit in Papua New Guinea was 0.0012 tonnes per hectare in 2024, 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 production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 19th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.