Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 2,029 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2,029 kg/ha for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,056 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 323.4 kg/ha, in 1962.
Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 324.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 323.4 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 341.5 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 340.5 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 357.6 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 368.4 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 337.6 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 366.4 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 372.9 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 371.2 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 377.7 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 411.3 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 415.1 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 403.3 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 449.7 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 481 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 522.6 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 550 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 518.7 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 657.4 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 1981 | 635.8 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 728.8 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 751.7 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 844.6 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 945 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 894.8 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 881.9 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 772 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 734 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 742.8 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 811.7 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 956.9 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 1,032 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 949.1 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 946.8 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,067 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 1,085 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1,047 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 1,136 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 1,217 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 1,244 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1,246 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,217 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1,342 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 1,294 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1,301 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,372 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 1,555 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 1,565 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,568 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,623 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1,639 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,650 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,911 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 1,976 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2,003 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,599 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 1,614 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,647 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,930 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 2,002 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 2,031 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2,056 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2,029 kg/ha | -1.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2,029 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 371.5 kg/ha, 5.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2,029 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 782.5 kg/ha, 2.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 348.08 kg/ha | 323.4 kg/ha | 372.9 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 450.06 kg/ha | 371.2 kg/ha | 550 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 784.6 kg/ha | 635.8 kg/ha | 945 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 977.4 kg/ha | 742.8 kg/ha | 1,136 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,335 kg/ha | 1,217 kg/ha | 1,565 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,723 kg/ha | 1,568 kg/ha | 2,003 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,010 kg/ha | 1,930 kg/ha | 2,056 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 12 Tonga 2,280 kg/ha compare
- 12 Polynesia 541.1 kg/ha compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 643.7 kg/ha compare
- 13 Honduras 2,170 kg/ha compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 2,053 kg/ha compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 495.8 kg/ha compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 363.8 kg/ha compare
- 16 Panama 1,874 kg/ha compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 331.9 kg/ha compare
- 17 Nicaragua 1,828 kg/ha compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 319.2 kg/ha compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 1,707 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1129 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1305 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Papua New Guinea?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Papua New Guinea was 2,029 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,056 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 323.4 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.