Agriculture & Rural in Papua New Guinea

30 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Papua New Guinea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% 2023 down 58.2% 50th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% 2023 up 25.6% 161st
Rural population 84.2% 2025 down 2.9% 2nd
Rural population growth 1.3% 2025 down 46.3% 42nd
Rural population 9.06 million 2025 up 19.5% 62nd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.0% 2024 down 3.8% 44th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.24 billion current US$ 2024 up 27.7% 90th
Land under cereal production 3,910 hectares 2023 up 4.5% 153rd
Cereal yield 4,787 kg per hectare 2023 up 3.2% 50th
Cereal production 18,720 metric tons 2023 up 7.8% 155th
Fertilizer consumption 123.66 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 25.2% 72nd
Land area 452,860 sq. km 2023 unchanged 54th
Agricultural land 14,050 sq. km 2023 up 9.3% 132nd
Agricultural land 3.1% 2023 up 9.3% 202nd
Arable land 330,000 hectares 2023 up 10.0% 134th
Permanent cropland 2.0% 2023 up 11.2% 92nd
Arable land 0.7% 2023 up 10.0% 191st
Arable land 0.0318 hectares per person 2023 down 12.1% 158th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 38.9% 2025 up 45.8% 42nd
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 35.0% 2025 up 10.2% 48th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 36.9% 2025 up 25.7% 43rd
Average precipitation in depth 3,142 mm per year 2022 unchanged 3rd
Crop production index 99.03 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 10.3% 134th
Food production index 100.55 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 9.2% 136th
Livestock production index 107.71 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 13.5% 96th
Forest area 79.0% 2023 down 0.9% 9th
Forest area 357,552 sq. km 2023 down 0.9% 19th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 0.3% 2022 unchanged 176th
Surface area 462,840 sq. km 2023 unchanged 56th
Access to electricity, rural 39.0% 2024 up 261.1% 189th