Sweet potatoes — Yield in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 5,127 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — yield in Papua New Guinea is 5,127 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5,134 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,973 kg/ha, in 1964.
That places Papua New Guinea 86th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,002 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,000 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 4,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,973 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 4,000 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 4,200 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 4,210 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 4,103 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 4,125 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 4,244 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 4,337 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 4,471 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 4,460 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 4,611 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 4,516 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 4,538 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 4,521 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 4,516 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 4,500 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 4,516 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 4,526 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 4,526 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4,694 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 4,735 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 4,786 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 4,748 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 4,758 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5,050 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 4,554 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 4,212 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 4,700 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 4,750 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 4,800 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4,500 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 4,600 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 4,500 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 4,600 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 4,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,706 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 4,706 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,804 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 4,757 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 4,848 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5,000 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 4,956 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 5,044 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5,000 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 4,958 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4,994 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 5,040 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5,059 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5,078 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5,078 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,094 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5,098 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5,105 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5,114 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5,125 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5,134 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,124 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,128 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 5,129 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,127 kg/ha | -0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 5,127 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,839 kg/ha, 75% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 5,127 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,403 kg/ha, 55% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,068 kg/ha | 3,973 kg/ha | 4,210 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,471 kg/ha | 4,244 kg/ha | 4,611 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,689 kg/ha | 4,516 kg/ha | 5,050 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,597 kg/ha | 4,212 kg/ha | 4,800 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,907 kg/ha | 4,706 kg/ha | 5,044 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,078 kg/ha | 4,994 kg/ha | 5,125 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,129 kg/ha | 5,124 kg/ha | 5,134 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 83 Chad 5,971 kg/ha compare
- 84 El Salvador 5,782 kg/ha compare
- 85 Equatorial Guinea 5,347 kg/ha compare
- 87 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,105 kg/ha compare
- 88 Mozambique 5,000 kg/ha compare
- 89 Guinea-Bissau 4,918 kg/ha 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 — yield in Papua New Guinea?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Papua New Guinea was 5,127 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,134 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,973 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 86th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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