Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 84.51 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 84.51 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Papua New Guinea peaked at 139.14 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 84.51, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 125.34 | — |
| 1962 | 127.15 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 127.43 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 128.82 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 128.78 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 131.21 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 131.58 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 132 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 134.32 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 135.75 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 135.4 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 136.26 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 134.54 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 139.14 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 137.58 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 138.03 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 136.54 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 137.64 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 136.2 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 138.4 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 136.55 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 134.01 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 136.29 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 136.12 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 138.14 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 133.42 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 136.32 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 136.29 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 134.11 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 130.54 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 128.17 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 129.08 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 129.18 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 124.34 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 121.21 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 122.6 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 120.26 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 119.94 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 120.07 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 118.64 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 112.46 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 112.2 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 111.15 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 108.81 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 108.77 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 107.34 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 110.86 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 108.47 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 106.81 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 101.48 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 103.94 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 99.68 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 99.5 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 102.08 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 99.89 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 98.03 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 95.79 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 94.47 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 92.79 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 88.53 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 88.33 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.83 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 85.66 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 84.51 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 129.63 | 125.34 | 134.32 | 9 |
| 1970s | 136.71 | 134.54 | 139.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 135.97 | 133.42 | 138.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.54 | 119.94 | 130.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.55 | 106.81 | 118.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.77 | 92.79 | 103.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.57 | 84.51 | 88.53 | 5 |
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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 food — gross per capita production index number in Papua New Guinea?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Papua New Guinea was 84.51 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 139.14 in 1974.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.51 in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 161st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.