Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 585 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Papua New Guinea is 585, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Papua New Guinea peaked at 585 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 6th out of 147 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 110 | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 112 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 131 | +17.0% |
| 1965 | 116 | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 133 | +14.7% |
| 1967 | 142 | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 150 | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 205 | +36.7% |
| 1970 | 224 | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 272 | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 221 | -18.8% |
| 1973 | 160 | -27.6% |
| 1974 | 166 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 308 | +85.5% |
| 1976 | 262 | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 432 | +64.9% |
| 1978 | 485 | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 248 | -48.9% |
| 1980 | 232 | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 345 | +48.7% |
| 1982 | 406 | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 286 | -29.6% |
| 1984 | 187 | -34.6% |
| 1985 | 166 | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 166 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 247 | +48.8% |
| 1988 | 241 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 246 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 240 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 299 | +24.6% |
| 1992 | 308 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 341 | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 362 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 389 | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 383 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 357 | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 391 | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 402 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 427 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 455 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 479 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 429 | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 433 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 469 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 499 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 518 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 548 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 552 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 567 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 582 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 561 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 576 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 585 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.22 | 100 | 205 | 9 |
| 1970s | 277.8 | 160 | 485 | 10 |
| 1980s | 252.2 | 166 | 406 | 10 |
| 1990s | 347.2 | 240 | 402 | 10 |
| 2000s | 480.9 | 427 | 552 | 10 |
| 2010s | 574.2 | 561 | 585 | 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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Papua New Guinea?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Papua New Guinea was 585 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 585 in 2014.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 6th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).