Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 36.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea is 36.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 38.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2010.
That places Papua New Guinea 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.4% | — |
| 1992 | 27.7% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 27.0% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 26.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 27.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 26.7% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 27.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 36.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 26.7% | 28.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 26.1% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 25.8% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.0% | 38.7% | 6 |
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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 share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea was 36.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.