Agriculture & Rural in Papua New Guinea

2,963 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Papua New Guinea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Sugar cane — Gross per capita Production Index Number 72.32 2024 down 29.5% 63rd
Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 17 % 2024 up 21.4% 121st
Number of people employed in agriculture 1.35 million people 2025 up 69.5% 64th
Corn yields 5.41 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 2.5% 61st
Pineapples — Gross Production Value 9,574 1000 Int$ 2024 up 1.4% 41st
Turkeys — Stocks 17 1000 An 2024 up 13.3% 73rd
Pineapples — Production 23,680 t 2024 up 1.4% 41st
Coconut oil — Production 43,900 t 2023 up 20.9% 6th
Fish landings and discards 9,496 2018 up 50.5% 65th
Fish discards 9,496 2018 up 50.5% 65th
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 28.8 % 2023 up 14.3% 69th
Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 1,000 g/An 2024 unchanged 72nd
Pineapples — Area harvested 1,219 ha 2024 up 1.8% 46th
Pineapples — Yield 19,429 kg/ha 2024 down 0.5% 41st
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 44.76 % 2023 down 13.0% 167th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 55.24 % 2023 up 13.8% 8th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in -10.48 % 2023 down 465.2% 167th
Bananas — Production, per square kilometre 2.79 t per square kilometre 2023 up 1.5% 36th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 933.35 1000 No 2023 up 66.3% 55th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 1,152 1000 No 2023 up 117.4% 42nd
Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 96 % 2023 down 3.0% 141st
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,162 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 1.4% 142nd
Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 0.8 million No 2023 up 60.0% 71st
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 49.61 % 2023 down 15.4% 155th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 50.39 % 2023 up 21.9% 20th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in -0.77 % 2023 down 104.5% 155th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 933.35 1000 No 2023 up 66.3% 54th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 1,152 1000 No 2023 up 117.4% 43rd
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 51.35 % 2023 up 19.8% 25th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 69.33 % 2023 up 58.9% 25th
FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 55.24 % 2023 up 13.8% 8th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 657.24 1000 No 2023 up 56.1% 46th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 667.5 1000 No 2023 up 124.8% 36th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 2.2 % 2023 up 57.1% 71st
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.12 2023 up 71.4% 140th
2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value 2.2 % 2023 up 57.1% 71st
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value 17.93 % 2023 down 6.9% 36th
2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 0.12 2023 up 71.4% 140th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 70.42 % 2023 down 6.1% 53rd
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 57.94 % 2023 up 3.4% 55th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 17.93 % 2023 down 6.9% 38th
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.1683 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 3.5% 34th
Cassava, fresh — Gross Production Index Number 106.86 2024 up 8.6% 39th
Cassava, fresh — Gross per capita Production Index Number 88.32 2024 down 12.5% 49th
Tomato yields 4.1 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 1.5% 171st
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 2,085 1000 No 2023 up 91.1% 50th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 36.16 % 2023 up 12.5% 33rd
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 40.17 % 2023 up 64.4% 32nd
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of -4.01 % 2023 down 152.0% 110th
Surface area 462,840 sq. km 2023 unchanged 56th
Agricultural land per capita 0.1352 hectares per capita 2023 down 12.7% 166th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 1.99 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 541.9% 149th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 20.75 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 37.6% 124th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 10.84 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 6.9% 90th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 20.75 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 37.6% 124th
Fish and seafood production 190,000 tonnes 2023 down 21.8% 69th
Fertilizer consumption 40,800 tonnes 2023 up 37.7% 109th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 25,216 tonnes 2023 up 52.5% 108th
Cropland area 1.22 million hectares 2023 up 10.9% 110th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 2,085 1000 No 2023 up 91.1% 51st