Palm kernels — Production in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Palm kernels — Production was 179,000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Palm kernels — Production in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, palm kernels — production in Papua New Guinea stood at 179,000 t.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm kernels — production in Papua New Guinea peaked at 187,000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Palm kernels — Production in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 0 t | — |
| 1964 | 0 t | — |
| 1965 | 0 t | — |
| 1966 | 0 t | — |
| 1967 | 0 t | — |
| 1968 | 0 t | — |
| 1969 | 0 t | — |
| 1970 | 0 t | — |
| 1971 | 300 t | — |
| 1972 | 1,500 t | +400.0% |
| 1973 | 3,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 9,000 t | +50.0% |
| 1977 | 9,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15,000 t | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 24,000 t | +60.0% |
| 1983 | 25,000 t | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 36,000 t | +44.0% |
| 1985 | 37,000 t | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 39,000 t | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 39,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 35,000 t | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 40,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 50,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 50,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 57,000 t | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 61,000 t | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 66,000 t | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 48,375 t | -26.7% |
| 1996 | 63,057 t | +30.4% |
| 1997 | 60,017 t | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 64,000 t | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 69,000 t | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 85,000 t | +23.2% |
| 2001 | 83,000 t | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 81,000 t | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 83,000 t | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 89,000 t | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 86,000 t | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 96,000 t | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 100,000 t | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 105,800 t | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 109,000 t | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 122,000 t | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 126,000 t | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 132,000 t | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 133,000 t | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 145,000 t | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 143,000 t | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 154,000 t | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 160,000 t | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 162,000 t | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 145,000 t | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 159,000 t | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 177,000 t | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 187,000 t | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 179,000 t | -4.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 179,000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,655 t, 6.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 179,000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 108,500 t, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Palm kernels — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +400.0% | 300 t | 1,500 t |
| 1973 | +100.0% | 1,500 t | 3,000 t |
| 1975 | +100.0% | 3,000 t | 6,000 t |
| 1982 | +60.0% | 15,000 t | 24,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,080 t | 0 t | 10,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,000 t | 10,000 t | 40,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,845 t | 48,375 t | 69,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 91,780 t | 81,000 t | 109,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,200 t | 122,000 t | 162,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 175,500 t | 159,000 t | 187,000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 5 Colombia 312,806 t compare
- 5 Melanesia 202,000 t compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 75,000 t compare
- 6 Guatemala 238,337 t compare
- 7 Brazil 195,000 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 21,308 t compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 7,141 t compare
- 9 Honduras 165,000 t compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 0 t compare
- 10 Ghana 152,000 t compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 136,000 t compare
- 11 Mexico 114,000 t compare
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 palm kernels — production in Papua New Guinea?
- Palm kernels — production in Papua New Guinea was 179,000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm kernels — production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 187,000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest palm kernels — production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for palm kernels — production?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is palm kernels — production rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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 Palm kernels — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.