Rice — Area harvested in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Rice — Area harvested was 409 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested in Papua New Guinea stood at 409 ha.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Papua New Guinea peaked at 770 ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 120 ha, in 1981.
Papua New Guinea ranks 105th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 450 ha | — |
| 1962 | 500 ha | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 620 ha | +24.0% |
| 1970 | 580 ha | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 770 ha | +32.8% |
| 1972 | 530 ha | -31.2% |
| 1973 | 360 ha | -32.1% |
| 1974 | 400 ha | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 600 ha | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 690 ha | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 440 ha | -36.2% |
| 1978 | 350 ha | -20.5% |
| 1979 | 250 ha | -28.6% |
| 1980 | 180 ha | -28.0% |
| 1981 | 120 ha | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 180 ha | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 260 ha | +44.4% |
| 1984 | 270 ha | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 300 ha | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 330 ha | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 330 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 330 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 320 ha | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 340 ha | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 356 ha | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 351 ha | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 350 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 364 ha | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 364 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 363 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 350 ha | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 328 ha | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 350 ha | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 370 ha | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 400 ha | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 417 ha | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 416 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 415 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 412 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 410 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 407 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 404 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 403 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 410 ha | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 408 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 407 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 407 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 408 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 410 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 412 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 411 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 409 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 407 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 404 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 411 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 409 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 409 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 409 ha | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 409 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67,206 ha, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 409 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.68 million ha, 0% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +50.0% | 400 ha | 600 ha |
| 1982 | +50.0% | 120 ha | 180 ha |
| 1983 | +44.4% | 180 ha | 260 ha |
| 1977 | -36.2% | 690 ha | 440 ha |
| 1981 | -33.3% | 180 ha | 120 ha |
| 1971 | +32.8% | 580 ha | 770 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 507.78 ha | 450 ha | 620 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 497 ha | 250 ha | 770 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 262 ha | 120 ha | 330 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 351.6 ha | 328 ha | 364 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 405.4 ha | 370 ha | 417 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 408.9 ha | 407 ha | 412 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 408.4 ha | 404 ha | 411 ha | 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 rice — area harvested in Papua New Guinea?
- Rice — area harvested in Papua New Guinea was 409 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 770 ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 ha in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for rice — area harvested?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 105th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Rice — Area harvested. 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.