Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.0045 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0045 kg per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
72nd
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.0121 kg per person
in 1978
All-time low
0.0008 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023

00.0030.0050.0070.010.013196119922023

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

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0045 kg per person for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0121 kg per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 kg per person, in 1961.

Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.0008 kg per person —
1962 0.0011 kg per person +24.9%
1963 0.0012 kg per person +11.5%
1964 0.0018 kg per person +50.0%
1965 0.0017 kg per person -3.2%
1966 0.0022 kg per person +30.4%
1967 0.0027 kg per person +21.9%
1968 0.0031 kg per person +15.9%
1969 0.0039 kg per person +22.7%
1970 0.0062 kg per person +61.8%
1971 0.0091 kg per person +45.9%
1972 0.0074 kg per person -18.8%
1973 0.0065 kg per person -11.8%
1974 0.0055 kg per person -15.7%
1975 0.0097 kg per person +76.4%
1976 0.0047 kg per person -51.5%
1977 0.0107 kg per person +126.6%
1978 0.0121 kg per person +13.0%
1979 0.0061 kg per person -49.5%
1980 0.0058 kg per person -4.5%
1981 0.0103 kg per person +77.3%
1982 0.0084 kg per person -18.4%
1983 0.0068 kg per person -18.8%
1984 0.0036 kg per person -47.5%
1985 0.0021 kg per person -41.3%
1986 0.002 kg per person -7.3%
1987 0.0019 kg per person -2.0%
1988 0.0025 kg per person +31.2%
1989 0.0028 kg per person +9.5%
1990 0.0025 kg per person -10.9%
1991 0.003 kg per person +22.3%
1992 0.0034 kg per person +14.4%
1993 0.0037 kg per person +8.1%
1994 0.0043 kg per person +15.4%
1995 0.0048 kg per person +12.3%
1996 0.0056 kg per person +16.2%
1997 0.0063 kg per person +12.9%
1998 0.0065 kg per person +3.4%
1999 0.0066 kg per person +1.2%
2000 0.0064 kg per person -2.3%
2001 0.0065 kg per person +0.3%
2002 0.0062 kg per person -4.0%
2003 0.0059 kg per person -4.0%
2004 0.006 kg per person +1.1%
2005 0.0061 kg per person +1.0%
2006 0.0064 kg per person +5.3%
2007 0.0064 kg per person +0.3%
2008 0.0049 kg per person -24.2%
2009 0.0055 kg per person +13.6%
2010 0.0052 kg per person -5.8%
2011 0.0054 kg per person +4.3%
2012 0.0053 kg per person -2.0%
2013 0.0053 kg per person -1.2%
2014 0.0052 kg per person -2.0%
2015 0.0051 kg per person -1.0%
2016 0.005 kg per person -1.3%
2017 0.005 kg per person -1.4%
2018 0.0049 kg per person -1.2%
2019 0.0049 kg per person -1.0%
2020 0.0047 kg per person -3.1%
2021 0.0046 kg per person -1.5%
2022 0.0046 kg per person -1.7%
2023 0.0045 kg per person -2.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0045 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0441 kg per person, 10% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0045 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0088 kg per person, 51% of the median. (9 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), 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
1977 +126.6% 0.0047 kg per person 0.0107 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0021 kg per person 0.0008 kg per person 0.0039 kg per person 9
1970s 0.0078 kg per person 0.0047 kg per person 0.0121 kg per person 10
1980s 0.0046 kg per person 0.0019 kg per person 0.0103 kg per person 10
1990s 0.0047 kg per person 0.0025 kg per person 0.0066 kg per person 10
2000s 0.006 kg per person 0.0049 kg per person 0.0065 kg per person 10
2010s 0.0051 kg per person 0.0049 kg per person 0.0054 kg per person 10
2020s 0.0046 kg per person 0.0045 kg per person 0.0047 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 69 Greece 0.0075 kg per person compare
  2. 70 Spain 0.006 kg per person compare
  3. 71 Cuba 0.0055 kg per person compare
  4. 73 Uzbekistan 0.0044 kg per person compare
  5. 74 Eswatini 0.004 kg per person compare
  6. 75 Pakistan 0.003 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
Sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0045 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0121 kg per person in 1978.
What is the lowest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 kg per person in 1961.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
Is sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
102 places, 5,409 data points, 1961–2023
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Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.