Rice — Production, per capita in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Rice — Production, per capita was 0.0001 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0001 t per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
94th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0009 t per person
in 1971
All-time low
0.0001 t per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

In 2023, rice — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0001 t per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0009 t per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per person, in 2023.

That places Papua New Guinea 94th out of 120 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.

Rice — Production, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0008 t per person —
1962 0.0008 t per person -2.3%
1963 0.0007 t per person -2.2%
1964 0.0007 t per person -8.3%
1965 0.0007 t per person -2.1%
1966 0.0007 t per person -2.2%
1967 0.0006 t per person -2.2%
1968 0.0006 t per person -4.1%
1969 0.0007 t per person +19.1%
1970 0.0007 t per person -8.8%
1971 0.0009 t per person +30.8%
1972 0.0006 t per person -32.7%
1973 0.0004 t per person -33.3%
1974 0.0004 t per person +6.1%
1975 0.0006 t per person +48.5%
1976 0.0007 t per person +12.4%
1977 0.0004 t per person -39.0%
1978 0.0003 t per person -21.6%
1979 0.0002 t per person -28.6%
1980 0.0002 t per person -31.1%
1981 0.0001 t per person -39.0%
1982 0.0002 t per person +53.5%
1983 0.0002 t per person +17.5%
1984 0.0002 t per person -2.1%
1985 0.0002 t per person -2.1%
1986 0.0002 t per person -2.1%
1987 0.0002 t per person -2.1%
1988 0.0002 t per person -2.1%
1989 0.0002 t per person -2.2%
1990 0.0002 t per person +0.7%
1991 0.0002 t per person -3.1%
1992 0.0001 t per person -3.5%
1993 0.0001 t per person -2.0%
1994 0.0001 t per person -0.5%
1995 0.0001 t per person -3.5%
1996 0.0001 t per person -3.5%
1997 0.0001 t per person -10.9%
1998 0.0001 t per person -3.5%
1999 0.0001 t per person +4.6%
2000 0.0001 t per person +4.0%
2001 0.0001 t per person +10.5%
2002 0.0001 t per person -2.7%
2003 0.0001 t per person -3.8%
2004 0.0001 t per person -3.2%
2005 0.0001 t per person -3.2%
2006 0.0001 t per person -3.1%
2007 0.0001 t per person -3.1%
2008 0.0001 t per person -3.1%
2009 0.0001 t per person -2.8%
2010 0.0001 t per person -0.5%
2011 0.0001 t per person -2.8%
2012 0.0001 t per person -2.1%
2013 0.0001 t per person -2.1%
2014 0.0001 t per person -2.0%
2015 0.0001 t per person -1.3%
2016 0.0001 t per person -1.4%
2017 0.0001 t per person -2.1%
2018 0.0001 t per person -2.1%
2019 0.0001 t per person -2.3%
2020 0.0001 t per person +0.2%
2021 0.0001 t per person -2.1%
2022 0.0001 t per person -1.5%
2023 0.0001 t per person -1.4%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0001 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0176 t per person, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0001 t per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1144 t per person, 0% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Production, per capita 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 +53.5% 0.0001 t per person 0.0002 t per person
1975 +48.5% 0.0004 t per person 0.0006 t per person
1977 -39.0% 0.0007 t per person 0.0004 t per person
1981 -39.0% 0.0002 t per person 0.0001 t per person
1971 +30.8% 0.0007 t per person 0.0009 t per person
1973 -33.3% 0.0006 t per person 0.0004 t per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0007 t per person 0.0006 t per person 0.0008 t per person 9
1970s 0.0005 t per person 0.0002 t per person 0.0009 t per person 10
1980s 0.0002 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0002 t per person 10
1990s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0002 t per person 10
2000s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
2010s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
2020s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 91 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0002 t per person compare
  2. 92 Congo 0.0002 t per person compare
  3. 93 Somalia 0.0001 t per person compare
  4. 95 South Africa 0 t per person compare
  5. 96 Comoros 0 t per person compare
  6. 97 Saudi Arabia 0 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
Rice — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0001 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — production, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0009 t per person in 1971.
What is the lowest rice — production, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per person in 2023.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for rice — production, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — production, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Production ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 6,209 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.