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 6th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 245,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 250,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 250,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 250,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 250,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 250,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 253,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 248,763 ha | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 251,062 ha | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 246,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 247,000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 241,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 248,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 250,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 250,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 255,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 254,000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 260,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 265,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 221,000 ha | -16.6% |
| 1981 | 222,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 226,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 233,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 241,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 241,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 241,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 241,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 260,000 ha | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 260,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 260,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 260,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 260,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 260,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 260,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 260,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 260,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 230,000 ha | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 260,000 ha | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 260,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 260,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 195,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 197,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 198,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 180,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 195,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 198,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 260,000 ha | +31.3% |
| 2008 | 221,000 ha | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 221,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 221,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 221,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 221,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 221,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 214,861 ha | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 208,592 ha | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 203,253 ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 300,956 ha | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 296,672 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 293,588 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 182,741 ha | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 172,865 ha | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 171,219 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 167,922 ha | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 173,587 ha | +3.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 173,587 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17,687 ha, 9.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 173,587 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26,034 ha, 6.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +48.1% | 203,253 ha | 300,956 ha |
| 2020 | -37.8% | 293,588 ha | 182,741 ha |
| 2007 | +31.3% | 198,000 ha | 260,000 ha |
| 2001 | -25.0% | 260,000 ha | 195,000 ha |
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
- 3 India 2.17 million ha compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 484,677 ha compare
- 4 Melanesia 309,584 ha compare
- 5 Brazil 187,164 ha compare
- 5 Viet Nam 181,523 ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 86,627 ha compare
- 7 Thailand 131,345 ha compare
- 7 Polynesia 55,586 ha compare
- 8 Mexico 125,472 ha compare
- 8 Micronesia 54,092 ha compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18,024 ha compare
- 9 Vanuatu 89,921 ha 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 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 6th out of 84 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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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.