Agriculture & Rural in Papua New Guinea

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

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 59.94 % 2023 up 38.7% 23rd
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 1,325 1000 No 2023 up 84.5% 43rd
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 38.08 % 2023 up 33.9% 29th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 63.53 % 2023 down 3.5% 56th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 36.3 % 2023 down 3.4% 144th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 63.7 % 2023 up 2.0% 14th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm -27.4 % 2023 down 10.1% 144th
Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 38 1000 Int$ 2024 up 11.8% 71st
Coconuts, in shell — Gross Production Value 204,033 1000 Int$ 2024 down 29.8% 7th
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 5,960 t 2024 up 7.0% 21st
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 760.59 1000 No 2023 up 103.9% 54th
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 760.59 1000 No 2023 up 103.9% 55th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 36.47 % 2023 up 6.7% 94th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 21.86 % 2023 up 47.9% 13th
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested 173,587 ha 2024 down 19.2% 6th
Coconuts, in shell — Yield 7,202 kg/ha 2024 down 13.1% 25th
Coconuts, in shell — Production 1.25 million t 2024 down 29.8% 7th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production 43.92 t 2024 down 2.4% 68th
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 293 An 2024 down 2.3% 65th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 293 An 2024 down 2.3% 65th
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.27 No 2024 unchanged 59th
Share of employment in agriculture 36.9% 2025 up 25.7% 43rd
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 36.9% 2025 up 25.7% 43rd
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 38.9% 2025 up 45.8% 42nd
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 36.9% 2025 up 25.7% 43rd
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 147 1000 Int$ 2024 down 2.6% 64th
Pineapples — Gross Production Index Number 102.85 2024 up 1.4% 47th
Pineapples — Gross per capita Production Index Number 84.96 2024 down 18.3% 53rd
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 10,477 ha 2024 up 5.9% 13th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 150 kg/An 2024 unchanged 54th
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 80,554 1000 Int$ 2024 up 7.4% 5th
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 5.35 t 2024 down 2.4% 64th
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 369,648 t 2024 up 7.4% 5th
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value 1,052 1000 SLC 1998 down 2.2% 127th
Coconuts, in shell — Gross Production Index Number 70.22 2024 down 29.8% 75th
Coconuts, in shell — Gross per capita Production Index Number 58.02 2024 down 43.4% 75th
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 25,122 ha 2024 up 6.1% 6th
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 14,714 kg/ha 2024 up 1.2% 18th
Coffee, green — Production 50,400 t 2024 down 11.4% 19th
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 7 % 2022 down 30.0% 130th
Coffee, green — Gross Production Value 105,320 1000 Int$ 2024 down 11.4% 19th
Deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and forest plantations 12,591 2023 down 61.4% 37th
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 276.1 1000 No 2023 up 97.0% 59th
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 484.49 1000 No 2023 up 108.0% 45th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 29.58 % 2023 up 18.5% 89th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 42.06 % 2023 down 4.3% 86th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 15.19 % 2023 up 42.0% 22nd
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 29.16 % 2023 up 52.0% 17th
FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 63.7 % 2023 up 2.0% 12th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 276.1 1000 No 2023 up 97.0% 60th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 484.49 1000 No 2023 up 108.0% 46th
Meat of turkeys, fresh or chilled — Production 22.98 t 2024 up 17.1% 62nd
Meat of turkeys, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 17 1000 An 2024 up 13.3% 62nd
Meat of turkeys, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 1,333 g/An 2024 up 2.5% 72nd
Coffee, green — Area harvested 47,702 ha 2024 down 11.2% 21st
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 10,005 kg/ha 2024 down 0.0% 19th
Meat of turkeys, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 51 1000 Int$ 2024 up 15.9% 63rd
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value 1,790 1000 Int$ 2024 up 6.8% 48th
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw 2.15 t 2024 down 17.9% 65th
Coffee, green — Yield 1,057 kg/ha 2024 down 0.3% 17th