Food — Gross Production Index Number in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Food — Gross Production Index Number was 102.28 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 102.28 for food — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Papua New Guinea peaked at 102.28 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.34, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 120th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.34 | — |
| 1962 | 30.46 | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 31.22 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 32.25 | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 32.95 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 34.32 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 35.19 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 36.11 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 37.61 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 38.92 | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 39.76 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 40.98 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 41.42 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 43.82 | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 44.31 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 45.44 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 45.94 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 47.3 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 47.8 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 49.59 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 49.95 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 50.05 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 51.99 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 53.04 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 54.99 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 54.27 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 56.66 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 57.88 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 58.25 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 58.2 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 58.98 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 61.54 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 63.87 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 63.74 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 64.41 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 67.52 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 68.64 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 70.9 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 73.49 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 75.17 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 73.71 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 76.05 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 77.88 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 78.78 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 81.34 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 82.88 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 88.33 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 89.15 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 90.51 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 88.63 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 93.47 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 92.17 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 94.52 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 99.55 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 99.93 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 100.51 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 100.6 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 101.55 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 102.02 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.43 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 101.2 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 100.2 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 101.83 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 102.28 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.27 | 29.34 | 37.61 | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.57 | 38.92 | 47.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.67 | 49.59 | 58.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.13 | 58.2 | 73.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.38 | 73.71 | 90.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3 | 88.63 | 102.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.99 | 99.43 | 102.28 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 117 New Zealand 102.62 compare
- 118 Sri Lanka 102.57 compare
- 119 El Salvador 102.48 compare
- 121 Dominica 102 compare
- 122 Maldives 101.71 compare
- 123 Republic of Korea 101.39 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 food — gross production index number in Papua New Guinea?
- Food — gross production index number in Papua New Guinea was 102.28 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 102.28 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.34 in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for food — gross production index number?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 120th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.