Rice — Production in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Rice — Production was 885.01 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Production in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
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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About this data
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.