Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -32.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1980 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1989 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +30.3% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -40.2% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 16.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 65.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 4 Madagascar 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Nigeria 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Mozambique 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Uganda 0 ha per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 7th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.