Rice — Production in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Rice — Production was 885.01 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
885.01 t
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
104th
of 133 countries
All-time high
2,244 t
in 1971
All-time low
319 t
in 1981
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, rice — production in Papua New Guinea stood at 885.01 t.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,244 t in 1971 and was at its lowest, 319 t, in 1981.

Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Production in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production in Papua New Guinea, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 1,600 t —
1962 1,600 t +0.0%
1963 1,600 t +0.0%
1964 1,500 t -6.2%
1965 1,500 t +0.0%
1966 1,500 t +0.0%
1967 1,500 t +0.0%
1968 1,471 t -1.9%
1969 1,793 t +21.9%
1970 1,675 t -6.6%
1971 2,244 t +34.0%
1972 1,547 t -31.1%
1973 1,056 t -31.7%
1974 1,146 t +8.5%
1975 1,740 t +51.8%
1976 2,000 t +14.9%
1977 1,247 t -37.6%
1978 999 t -19.9%
1979 728 t -27.1%
1980 512 t -29.7%
1981 319 t -37.7%
1982 500 t +56.7%
1983 600 t +20.0%
1984 600 t +0.0%
1985 600 t +0.0%
1986 600 t +0.0%
1987 600 t +0.0%
1988 600 t +0.0%
1989 600 t +0.0%
1990 620 t +3.3%
1991 620 t +0.0%
1992 620 t +0.0%
1993 630 t +1.6%
1994 650 t +3.2%
1995 650 t +0.0%
1996 650 t +0.0%
1997 600 t -7.7%
1998 600 t +0.0%
1999 650 t +8.3%
2000 700 t +7.7%
2001 800 t +14.3%
2002 804.86 t +0.6%
2003 800 t -0.6%
2004 800 t +0.0%
2005 800 t +0.0%
2006 800 t +0.0%
2007 800 t +0.0%
2008 800 t +0.0%
2009 802.12 t +0.3%
2010 822.27 t +2.5%
2011 822.75 t +0.1%
2012 827.91 t +0.6%
2013 833.07 t +0.6%
2014 837.7 t +0.6%
2015 847.77 t +1.2%
2016 856.69 t +1.1%
2017 859.04 t +0.3%
2018 860.56 t +0.2%
2019 859.76 t -0.1%
2020 880.09 t +2.4%
2021 878.53 t -0.2%
2022 881.78 t +0.4%
2023 885.01 t +0.4%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 885.01 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 292,369 t, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 885.01 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.52 million t, 0% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where 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
1982 +56.7% 319 t 500 t
1975 +51.8% 1,146 t 1,740 t
1981 -37.7% 512 t 319 t
1977 -37.6% 2,000 t 1,247 t
1971 +34.0% 1,675 t 2,244 t
1973 -31.7% 1,547 t 1,056 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,563 t 1,471 t 1,793 t 9
1970s 1,438 t 728 t 2,244 t 10
1980s 553.1 t 319 t 600 t 10
1990s 629 t 600 t 650 t 10
2000s 790.7 t 700 t 804.86 t 10
2010s 842.75 t 822.27 t 860.56 t 10
2020s 881.35 t 878.53 t 885.01 t 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 101 Gabon 1,731 t compare
  2. 102 Eswatini 1,001 t compare
  3. 103 Congo 1,000 t compare
  4. 105 Saudi Arabia 816.48 t compare
  5. 106 Trinidad and Tobago 326 t compare
  6. 107 Algeria 307.29 t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in Papua New Guinea?
Rice — production in Papua New Guinea was 885.01 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 2,244 t in 1971.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 319 t in 1981.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for rice — production?
Papua New Guinea ranks 104th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — production rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,482 data points, 1961–2023
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