Grand Total — Food supply in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Grand Total — Food supply was 2,177 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Grand Total — Food supply in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grand total — food supply in Papua New Guinea is 2,177 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grand total — food supply in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,214 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,110 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.
That places Papua New Guinea 156th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Grand Total — Food supply in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,110 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 2,140 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,173 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2,190 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,213 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,173 kcal/cap/d | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2,189 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,197 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,178 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,180 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,214 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2,175 kcal/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 2,203 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2,177 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,174 kcal/cap/d | 2,110 kcal/cap/d | 2,213 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,192 kcal/cap/d | 2,175 kcal/cap/d | 2,214 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 153 Sao Tome and Principe 2,279 kcal/cap/d compare
- 154 Congo 2,187 kcal/cap/d compare
- 155 Mozambique 2,186 kcal/cap/d compare
- 157 Zambia 2,170 kcal/cap/d compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 2,166 kcal/cap/d compare
- 159 Kenya 2,146 kcal/cap/d 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 grand total — food supply in Papua New Guinea?
- Grand total — food supply in Papua New Guinea was 2,177 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grand total — food supply recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,214 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest grand total — food supply recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,110 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for grand total — food supply?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 156th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grand total — food supply rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, published as part of Grand Total — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.