Coffee bean yields in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Coffee bean yields was 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.06 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.64 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
0.504 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee bean yields in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.06 tonnes per hectare for coffee bean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.64 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.504 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 19th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Coffee bean yields in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.504 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.828 tonnes per hectare | +64.3% |
| 1963 | 0.88 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9375 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 0.975 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9825 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8002 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1969 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +34.3% |
| 1970 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9556 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +29.7% |
| 1984 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 1986 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +55.2% |
| 1988 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -33.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8585 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1992 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +27.8% |
| 1993 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +25.5% |
| 1995 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7417 tonnes per hectare | -33.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9938 tonnes per hectare | +34.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9545 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9655 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.93 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.99 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9312 tonnes per hectare | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.06 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5325 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.06 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6381 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +64.3% | 0.504 tonnes per hectare | 0.828 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8898 tonnes per hectare | 0.504 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.9556 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.7417 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 coffee bean yields in Papua New Guinea?
- Coffee bean yields in Papua New Guinea was 1.06 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.504 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for coffee bean yields?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 19th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.