Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 3,929 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,929 hectares
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
156th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3,934 hectares
in 2021
All-time low
659 hectares
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Papua New Guinea is 3,929 hectares, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3,934 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, 659 hectares, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 659 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 728 hectares | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 737 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 862 hectares | +17.0% |
| 1965 | 762 hectares | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 878 hectares | +15.2% |
| 1967 | 936 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 987 hectares | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 1,349 hectares | +36.7% |
| 1970 | 1,475 hectares | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 1,791 hectares | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 1,454 hectares | -18.8% |
| 1973 | 1,057 hectares | -27.3% |
| 1974 | 1,097 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 2,027 hectares | +84.8% |
| 1976 | 1,724 hectares | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 2,850 hectares | +65.3% |
| 1978 | 3,195 hectares | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 1,635 hectares | -48.8% |
| 1980 | 1,526 hectares | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 2,271 hectares | +48.8% |
| 1982 | 2,677 hectares | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 1,884 hectares | -29.6% |
| 1984 | 1,230 hectares | -34.7% |
| 1985 | 1,091 hectares | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 1,094 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1,631 hectares | +49.1% |
| 1988 | 1,590 hectares | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1,620 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1,583 hectares | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1,976 hectares | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 2,041 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 2,250 hectares | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 2,392 hectares | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 2,564 hectares | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 2,522 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 2,350 hectares | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 2,523 hectares | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 2,650 hectares | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 2,808 hectares | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 3,000 hectares | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 3,197 hectares | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 2,862 hectares | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 2,895 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 3,120 hectares | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 3,296 hectares | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 3,407 hectares | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3,604 hectares | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 3,630 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 3,665 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,801 hectares | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 3,644 hectares | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 3,742 hectares | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3,756 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,831 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3,865 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3,813 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3,822 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,894 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3,932 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3,934 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3,903 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3,916 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,929 hectares | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 877.56 hectares | 659 hectares | 1,349 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,830 hectares | 1,057 hectares | 3,195 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,661 hectares | 1,091 hectares | 2,677 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,285 hectares | 1,583 hectares | 2,650 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,182 hectares | 2,808 hectares | 3,630 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,783 hectares | 3,644 hectares | 3,894 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,923 hectares | 3,903 hectares | 3,934 hectares | 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Papua New Guinea?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Papua New Guinea was 3,929 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3,934 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 659 hectares in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.