Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 173,587 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Papua New Guinea stood at 173,587 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Papua New Guinea peaked at 300,956 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 167,922 ha, in 2023.
Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 249,758 ha | 245,000 ha | 253,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 251,600 ha | 241,000 ha | 265,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 238,600 ha | 221,000 ha | 260,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 257,000 ha | 230,000 ha | 260,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 212,500 ha | 180,000 ha | 260,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 240,192 ha | 203,253 ha | 300,956 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,667 ha | 167,922 ha | 182,741 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Agriculture share gdp 17.02 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.02 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Rural population 84.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 9.06 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.24 billion current US$ (2024)
- Bananas — Production 1.27 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Papua New Guinea?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Papua New Guinea was 173,587 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 300,956 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,922 ha in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 8th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.