Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0229 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0229 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0561 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0229 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 21st out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0561 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0555 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0548 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0548 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0544 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0536 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0535 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0535 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0536 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0536 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.053 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0531 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0527 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.054 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0542 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0536 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0533 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0522 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0511 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0505 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0503 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0496 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0496 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0488 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0479 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0473 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0464 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0462 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0453 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0465 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0428 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0412 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.04 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0381 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0363 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0348 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0344 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0338 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0335 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0328 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0323 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.032 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0313 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0305 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0305 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0302 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0299 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0298 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0293 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0282 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0282 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0269 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0268 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0266 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0264 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0261 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0258 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0255 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0252 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0249 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0242 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0237 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0233 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0229 ha per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0544 ha per person | 0.0535 ha per person | 0.0561 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0531 ha per person | 0.0511 ha per person | 0.0542 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0482 ha per person | 0.0453 ha per person | 0.0505 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0381 ha per person | 0.0335 ha per person | 0.0465 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0309 ha per person | 0.0293 ha per person | 0.0328 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0266 ha per person | 0.0252 ha per person | 0.0282 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0238 ha per person | 0.0229 ha per person | 0.0249 ha per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0229 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0561 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0229 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 21st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.