Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 1.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.2% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023.
The figure is up 28.7% on the previous year and up 160.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Papua New Guinea 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.2% | — |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +217.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -35.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -56.3% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +1214.2% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -54.2% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +138.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -92.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +273.8% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +28.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.2%, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1214.2% | 0.2% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 3.2% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1129 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1305 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Papua New Guinea was 1.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.