Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Index Number in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Index Number was 105.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Index Number in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for green corn (maize) — gross production index number in Papua New Guinea is 105.3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — gross production index number in Papua New Guinea peaked at 105.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.96, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Index Number in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.96 | — |
| 1962 | 27.22 | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 29.32 | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 30.57 | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 31.41 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 32.67 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 33.5 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 35.6 | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 34.34 | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 37.27 | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 37.69 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 38.95 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 39.79 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 41.88 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 43.14 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 43.97 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 46.07 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 48.16 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 50.26 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 54.45 | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 56.54 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 58.63 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 60.73 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 62.82 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 64.92 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 67.01 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 69.1 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 69.52 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 71.2 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 73.29 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 75.39 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 77.14 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 78.82 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 81.25 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 82.92 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 85.44 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 87.95 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 90.04 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 92.14 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 94.23 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 96.33 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 83.76 | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 87.95 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 92.14 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 96.33 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 92.14 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 94.23 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 96.33 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 98.42 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 96.33 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 94.23 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 96.74 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 98.51 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 99.36 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 100.04 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 100.6 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 101.06 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 101.66 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 102.31 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 102.88 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 104.08 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 104.23 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 104.77 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 105.3 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.18 | 25.96 | 35.6 | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.72 | 37.27 | 50.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.49 | 54.45 | 71.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.44 | 73.29 | 92.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.19 | 83.76 | 98.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.08 | 94.23 | 102.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.25 | 102.88 | 105.3 | 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 green corn (maize) — gross production index number in Papua New Guinea?
- Green corn (maize) — gross production index number in Papua New Guinea was 105.3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest green corn (maize) — gross production index number recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 105.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — gross production index number recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.96 in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for green corn (maize) — gross production index number?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is green corn (maize) — gross production index number rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Green corn (maize) — 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.