Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0135 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0135 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.036 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0135 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 2nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.036 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0353 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0346 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0343 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0335 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0328 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0325 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0326 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0327 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0327 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0323 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0323 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0323 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0327 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.033 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0323 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.032 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.031 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.03 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0297 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0297 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0291 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0294 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0288 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0282 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0278 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0273 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0272 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0266 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.028 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0249 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.024 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0231 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0223 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0215 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0208 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.02 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0194 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0191 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0184 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0178 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0174 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0168 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0164 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0167 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0166 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0165 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0164 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0162 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0158 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0157 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0156 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0154 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0154 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0152 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0149 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0148 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0147 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0142 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.014 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0138 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0135 ha per person | -2.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0135 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0007 ha per person, 19.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0135 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 46.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0338 ha per person | 0.0325 ha per person | 0.036 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0321 ha per person | 0.03 ha per person | 0.033 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0284 ha per person | 0.0266 ha per person | 0.0297 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0223 ha per person | 0.0191 ha per person | 0.028 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0169 ha per person | 0.0162 ha per person | 0.0184 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.0148 ha per person | 0.0158 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.014 ha per person | 0.0135 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 1 Malawi 0.0145 ha per person compare
- 3 Rwanda 0.0126 ha per person compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 0.0101 ha per person compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 0.0095 ha per person compare
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0135 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.036 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0135 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.