Sugar cane yields in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sugar cane yields was 25.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane 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
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Papua New Guinea stood at 25.06 tonnes per hectare. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Papua New Guinea peaked at 70.8 tonnes per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 25.06 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.78 tonnes per hectare | 39.5 tonnes per hectare | 40 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.74 tonnes per hectare | 39.53 tonnes per hectare | 40 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.21 tonnes per hectare | 40 tonnes per hectare | 70.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.92 tonnes per hectare | 50 tonnes per hectare | 62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.2 tonnes per hectare | 37.65 tonnes per hectare | 64.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.09 tonnes per hectare | 28.57 tonnes per hectare | 38.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.49 tonnes per hectare | 25.06 tonnes per hectare | 27.61 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 sugar cane yields in Papua New Guinea?
- Sugar cane yields in Papua New Guinea was 25.06 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sugar cane yields?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane 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.