Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0044 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0044 ha per person for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0076 ha per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 ha per person, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0061 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0067 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0067 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0067 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0068 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0068 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0069 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0067 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0069 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0068 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0068 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0068 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0069 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0069 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0069 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.007 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.007 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0073 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0074 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0075 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0075 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0076 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0076 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0075 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0073 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0072 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.007 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0069 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.007 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0062 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0051 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.005 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0048 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0044 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0044 ha per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 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 vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0044 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0076 ha per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — 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
Vegetables Primary — 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.