Sweeteners, Other — Food supply in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sweeteners, Other — Food supply was 2.4 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweeteners, Other — Food supply in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweeteners, other — food supply in Papua New Guinea is 2.4 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.9% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweeteners, other — food supply in Papua New Guinea peaked at 16.45 kcal/cap/d in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.4 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweeteners, Other — Food supply in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.1 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 11.72 kcal/cap/d | +278.1% |
| 2012 | 8.34 kcal/cap/d | -28.8% |
| 2013 | 8.43 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.51 kcal/cap/d | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 16.45 kcal/cap/d | +56.5% |
| 2016 | 15.56 kcal/cap/d | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 11.89 kcal/cap/d | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6 kcal/cap/d | -61.3% |
| 2019 | 2.92 kcal/cap/d | -36.5% |
| 2020 | 4.27 kcal/cap/d | +46.2% |
| 2021 | 3.87 kcal/cap/d | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 4.06 kcal/cap/d | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 2.4 kcal/cap/d | -40.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.4 kcal/cap/d is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.72 kcal/cap/d, 42% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.4 kcal/cap/d is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.16 kcal/cap/d, 13% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweeteners, Other — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +278.1% | 3.1 kcal/cap/d | 11.72 kcal/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.35 kcal/cap/d | 2.92 kcal/cap/d | 16.45 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.65 kcal/cap/d | 2.4 kcal/cap/d | 4.27 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 144 Madagascar 2.87 kcal/cap/d compare
- 145 Kazakhstan 2.66 kcal/cap/d compare
- 146 Nigeria 2.43 kcal/cap/d compare
- 148 Cuba 2.28 kcal/cap/d compare
- 148 Mozambique 2.28 kcal/cap/d compare
- 150 Haiti 2.25 kcal/cap/d 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 sweeteners, other — food supply in Papua New Guinea?
- Sweeteners, other — food supply in Papua New Guinea was 2.4 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweeteners, other — food supply recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.45 kcal/cap/d in 2015.
- What is the lowest sweeteners, other — food supply recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sweeteners, other — food supply?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweeteners, other — food supply rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Sweeteners, Other — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.