Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0002 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0004 ha per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1968.
That places Papua New Guinea 129th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 1963 | 0 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 0 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 1966 | 0 ha per person | -26.0% |
| 1967 | 0 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1968 | 0 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1969 | 0 ha per person | +36.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per person | +113.2% |
| 1971 | 0 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 1972 | 0 ha per person | -45.6% |
| 1973 | 0 ha per person | +30.7% |
| 1974 | 0 ha per person | -29.1% |
| 1975 | 0 ha per person | +57.1% |
| 1976 | 0 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 ha per person | +359.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 ha per person | +107.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 ha per person | -53.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 ha per person | -22.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 ha per person | -37.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 ha per person | +110.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | +25.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0002 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0002 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 5% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +359.9% | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1970 | +113.2% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 1987 | +110.9% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 1978 | +107.4% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1968.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 129th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.