Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield was 1,806 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield in Papua New Guinea is 1,806 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6,454 kg/ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 565.2 kg/ha, in 1977.
Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,261 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,489 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 3,900 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1964 | 3,316 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1965 | 2,027 kg/ha | -38.9% |
| 1966 | 2,282 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 5,263 kg/ha | +130.6% |
| 1968 | 5,421 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 4,667 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1970 | 5,375 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1971 | 5,389 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 4,210 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1973 | 3,042 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 1974 | 1,429 kg/ha | -53.0% |
| 1975 | 2,000 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 1976 | 1,800 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 565.2 kg/ha | -68.6% |
| 1978 | 6,454 kg/ha | +1042.0% |
| 1979 | 1,614 kg/ha | -75.0% |
| 1980 | 1,207 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 1981 | 1,870 kg/ha | +54.9% |
| 1982 | 3,538 kg/ha | +89.3% |
| 1983 | 2,400 kg/ha | -32.2% |
| 1984 | 2,611 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 3,786 kg/ha | +45.0% |
| 1986 | 2,500 kg/ha | -34.0% |
| 1987 | 4,546 kg/ha | +81.8% |
| 1988 | 2,333 kg/ha | -48.7% |
| 1989 | 2,143 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 2,000 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 1,969 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 2,000 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,914 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 1,691 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 1,714 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2,083 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 1,966 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 2,000 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,867 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1,891 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1,890 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,875 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,911 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2,000 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,897 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1,864 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1,828 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,625 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 1,774 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 1,820 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1,789 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,795 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,788 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,778 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,769 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,759 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,820 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1,798 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,795 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,806 kg/ha | +0.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1,806 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16,646 kg/ha, 11% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1,806 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,725 kg/ha, 14% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +1042.0% | 565.2 kg/ha | 6,454 kg/ha |
| 1967 | +130.6% | 2,282 kg/ha | 5,263 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +89.3% | 1,870 kg/ha | 3,538 kg/ha |
| 1987 | +81.8% | 2,500 kg/ha | 4,546 kg/ha |
| 1979 | -75.0% | 6,454 kg/ha | 1,614 kg/ha |
| 1977 | -68.6% | 1,800 kg/ha | 565.2 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,958 kg/ha | 2,027 kg/ha | 5,421 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,188 kg/ha | 565.2 kg/ha | 6,454 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,693 kg/ha | 1,207 kg/ha | 4,546 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,934 kg/ha | 1,691 kg/ha | 2,083 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,933 kg/ha | 1,867 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,783 kg/ha | 1,625 kg/ha | 1,864 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,795 kg/ha | 1,759 kg/ha | 1,820 kg/ha | 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield in Papua New Guinea?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield in Papua New Guinea was 1,806 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,454 kg/ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 565.2 kg/ha in 1977.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Yield. 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.