Sorghum yields in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sorghum yields was 4.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 114 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.
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 5.24 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.0% (2024)
- Rural population 9.06 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 84.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 3,910 hectares (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 114 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.