Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production was 153.04 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — production in Papua New Guinea stood at 153.04 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — production in Papua New Guinea peaked at 211 t in 1962 and was at its lowest, 13 t, in 1977.
Papua New Guinea ranks 115th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 196 t | — |
| 1962 | 211 t | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 117 t | -44.5% |
| 1964 | 126 t | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 75 t | -40.5% |
| 1966 | 89 t | +18.7% |
| 1967 | 100 t | +12.4% |
| 1968 | 103 t | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 56 t | -45.6% |
| 1970 | 129 t | +130.4% |
| 1971 | 97 t | -24.8% |
| 1972 | 80 t | -17.5% |
| 1973 | 73 t | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 40 t | -45.2% |
| 1975 | 62 t | +55.0% |
| 1976 | 45 t | -27.4% |
| 1977 | 13 t | -71.1% |
| 1978 | 71 t | +446.2% |
| 1979 | 71 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 35 t | -50.7% |
| 1981 | 43 t | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 46 t | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 48 t | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 47 t | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 53 t | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 30 t | -43.4% |
| 1987 | 50 t | +66.7% |
| 1988 | 70 t | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 75 t | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 80 t | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 85.19 t | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 90 t | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 100 t | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 110 t | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 114 t | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 115 t | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 120 t | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 150 t | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 170 t | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 150 t | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 152 t | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 140 t | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 145.74 t | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 147.68 t | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 150 t | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 155.75 t | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 170 t | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 160 t | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 157.48 t | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 157.59 t | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 160 t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 130 t | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 139.27 t | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 148.8 t | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 153.91 t | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 147.33 t | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 145.88 t | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 146.77 t | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 148.45 t | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 151.77 t | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 153.34 t | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 152.51 t | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 152.77 t | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 153.04 t | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119.22 t | 56 t | 211 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.1 t | 13 t | 129 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.7 t | 30 t | 75 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 113.42 t | 80 t | 170 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 152.87 t | 140 t | 170 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.8 t | 130 t | 160 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 152.69 t | 151.77 t | 153.34 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 112 China, Hong Kong SAR 243.21 t compare
- 113 Antigua and Barbuda 197.43 t compare
- 114 Grenada 179.09 t compare
- 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 143 t compare
- 117 French Polynesia 122.27 t compare
- 118 Belize 104.6 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 17.02 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.02 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — production in Papua New Guinea?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — production in Papua New Guinea was 153.04 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 211 t in 1962.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 t in 1977.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — production?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 115th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — production rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production. 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.