Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield was 1,033 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield in Papua New Guinea is 1,033 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,407 kg/ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 640.1 kg/ha, in 1965.
Papua New Guinea ranks 70th of 112 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,294 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,407 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 796.8 kg/ha | -43.4% |
| 1964 | 684.1 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1965 | 640.1 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 891.8 kg/ha | +39.3% |
| 1967 | 956.5 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 887 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 710.6 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 1970 | 807.7 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 821.4 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 803.6 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 700 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1974 | 750 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 1,000 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,099 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 864.5 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1992 | 872.9 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 881.2 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 889.6 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 889.1 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 812.6 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 736.8 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 1,000 kg/ha | +35.7% |
| 1999 | 949.7 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 963.6 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 968.9 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 969.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,000 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 994.1 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,008 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,014 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,022 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,017 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,021 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,026 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,033 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,037 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,042 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,044 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,047 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,018 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,036 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1,034 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,029 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,033 kg/ha | +0.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1,033 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,148 kg/ha, 90% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1,033 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,400 kg/ha, 74% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -43.4% | 1,407 kg/ha | 796.8 kg/ha |
| 1966 | +39.3% | 640.1 kg/ha | 891.8 kg/ha |
| 1998 | +35.7% | 736.8 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +33.3% | 750 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 918.57 kg/ha | 640.1 kg/ha | 1,407 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 888.27 kg/ha | 700 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,000 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 899.54 kg/ha | 736.8 kg/ha | 1,099 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 990.34 kg/ha | 963.6 kg/ha | 1,008 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,030 kg/ha | 1,014 kg/ha | 1,047 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,030 kg/ha | 1,018 kg/ha | 1,036 kg/ha | 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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield in Papua New Guinea?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield in Papua New Guinea was 1,033 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,407 kg/ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 640.1 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 70th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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