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Cereals excluding rice — Production in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 17,835 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
17,835 t
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
146th
of 174 countries
All-time high
18,166 t
in 2019
All-time low
250 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 17,835 t for cereals excluding rice — production in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in Papua New Guinea peaked at 18,166 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 250 t, in 1961.

Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year t Change
1961 250 t —
1962 291 t +16.4%
1963 271 t -6.9%
1964 288 t +6.3%
1965 386 t +34.0%
1966 347 t -10.1%
1967 427 t +23.1%
1968 506 t +18.5%
1969 458 t -9.5%
1970 1,288 t +181.2%
1971 2,114 t +64.1%
1972 1,580 t -25.3%
1973 1,652 t +4.6%
1974 1,331 t -19.4%
1975 2,086 t +56.7%
1976 769 t -63.1%
1977 2,369 t +208.1%
1978 3,906 t +64.9%
1979 2,706 t -30.7%
1980 3,096 t +14.4%
1981 3,763 t +21.5%
1982 2,986 t -20.6%
1983 3,212 t +7.6%
1984 1,769 t -44.9%
1985 1,678 t -5.1%
1986 1,599 t -4.7%
1987 1,850 t +15.7%
1988 2,300 t +24.3%
1989 2,900 t +26.1%
1990 3,500 t +20.7%
1991 4,100 t +17.1%
1992 4,800 t +17.1%
1993 5,400 t +12.5%
1994 6,200 t +14.8%
1995 7,000 t +12.9%
1996 8,000 t +14.3%
1997 9,000 t +12.5%
1998 9,211 t +2.3%
1999 9,900 t +7.5%
2000 10,600 t +7.1%
2001 11,800 t +11.3%
2002 12,000 t +1.7%
2003 9,500 t -20.8%
2004 9,680 t +1.9%
2005 10,872 t +12.3%
2006 11,450 t +5.3%
2007 12,442 t +8.7%
2008 13,500 t +8.5%
2009 14,400 t +6.7%
2010 15,097 t +4.8%
2011 17,382 t +15.1%
2012 14,443 t -16.9%
2013 16,532 t +14.5%
2014 16,915 t +2.3%
2015 17,342 t +2.5%
2016 17,087 t -1.5%
2017 17,644 t +3.3%
2018 17,506 t -0.8%
2019 18,166 t +3.8%
2020 17,772 t -2.2%
2021 17,815 t +0.2%
2022 17,918 t +0.6%
2023 17,835 t -0.5%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 17,835 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.27 million t, 1% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 17,835 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.33 million t, 1% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals excluding rice — Production 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.

YearChange FromTo
1977 +208.1% 769 t 2,369 t
1970 +181.2% 458 t 1,288 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 358.22 t 250 t 506 t 9
1970s 1,980 t 769 t 3,906 t 10
1980s 2,515 t 1,599 t 3,763 t 10
1990s 6,711 t 3,500 t 9,900 t 10
2000s 11,624 t 9,500 t 14,400 t 10
2010s 16,811 t 14,443 t 18,166 t 10
2020s 17,835 t 17,772 t 17,918 t 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 143 Congo 26,816 t compare
  2. 144 United Arab Emirates 22,014 t compare
  3. 145 Comoros 19,684 t compare
  4. 147 Réunion 15,000 t compare
  5. 148 Iceland 7,679 t compare
  6. 149 Costa Rica 7,321 t compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — production in Papua New Guinea?
Cereals excluding rice — production in Papua New Guinea was 17,835 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 18,166 t in 2019.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 250 t in 1961.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
Papua New Guinea ranks 146th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — production rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,527 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.