Sorghum yields in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sorghum yields was 4.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.43 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
14th
of 115 countries
All-time high
4.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.5912 tonnes per hectare
in 1969
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sorghum yields in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 4.43 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.54 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5912 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
That places Papua New Guinea 14th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9845 tonnes per hectare | -40.6% |
| 1963 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6783 tonnes per hectare | -38.7% |
| 1965 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +130.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8386 tonnes per hectare | -46.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9211 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5912 tonnes per hectare | -40.9% |
| 1970 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +162.4% |
| 1971 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +44.4% |
| 1972 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 1973 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | +49.9% |
| 1974 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | -26.5% |
| 1975 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6586 tonnes per hectare | -55.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9664 tonnes per hectare | +46.7% |
| 1978 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +72.5% |
| 1979 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 1981 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -42.1% |
| 1983 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | +108.7% |
| 1984 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1989 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | +82.9% |
| 1991 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | -36.4% |
| 1992 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.46 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.44 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 4.43 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 4.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 4.43 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.12 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +162.4% | 0.5912 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare |
| 1965 | +130.1% | 0.6783 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare |
| 1983 | +108.7% | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | +82.9% | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 4.12 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | +72.5% | 0.9664 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare |
| 1976 | -55.7% | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 0.6586 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.5912 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 0.6586 tonnes per hectare | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 4.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 tonnes per hectare | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | 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 sorghum yields in Papua New Guinea?
- Sorghum yields in Papua New Guinea was 4.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5912 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sorghum yields?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 14th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.