Sugar cane yields in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sugar cane yields was 25.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25.06 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
92nd
of 110 countries
All-time high
70.8 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
All-time low
25.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Sugar cane yields in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 39.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 39.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 39.51 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 39.52 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 39.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 39.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 39.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 39.57 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 39.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 39.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 62.44 tonnes per hectare | +56.1% |
| 1983 | 70.8 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 70.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 64.63 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 59.68 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 65.71 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 58.2 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 60.23 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 59.52 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 62 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 58.33 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 56.67 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 50 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 52.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 56.43 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 50 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 53.75 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 54.71 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 64.29 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 53.12 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 52.35 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 52 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 52.57 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 37.65 tonnes per hectare | -28.4% |
| 2007 | 37.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.82 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 38.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.61 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 36.85 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 35.01 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 35.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 33.6 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 32.4 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 30.97 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 30.25 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 29.47 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 28.57 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 27.61 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 27.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 26.56 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 25.81 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 25.06 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 25.06 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.24 tonnes per hectare, 42% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 25.06 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.36 tonnes per hectare, 51% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +56.1% | 40 tonnes per hectare | 62.44 tonnes per hectare |
| 2006 | -28.4% | 52.57 tonnes per hectare | 37.65 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.