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Cereal production — Papua New Guinea

Cereal production in Papua New Guinea in 2023 — 18,720 t. Ranked 155 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 911.9%.

2023 18,720 t −0.42% vs 2022
World rank 155of 180
Period maximum 19,026 t2019
Period minimum 1,788 t1964

Trend over time

1961–2023 · tonnes

Cereal production — Papua New Guinea, 1961–202305,00010,00015,00020,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,850 t1963: 1,871 t1965: 1,886 t1967: 1,927 t1969: 2,251 t1971: 4,358 t1973: 2,708 t1975: 3,826 t1977: 3,616 t1979: 3,434 t1981: 4,082 t1983: 3,812 t1985: 2,278 t1987: 2,450 t1989: 3,500 t1991: 4,720 t1993: 6,030 t1995: 7,650 t1997: 9,600 t1999: 10,550 t2001: 12,600 t2003: 10,300 t2005: 11,672 t2007: 13,242 t2009: 15,202 t2011: 18,205 t2013: 17,365 t2015: 18,190 t2017: 18,503 t2019: 19,026 t2021: 18,693 t2023: 18,720 t
Change over the period: +16,870 (+911.88%) Average annual rate: 3.8 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 18,720 t
World 3.12B t
East Asia & Pacific 946M t
Melanesia computed 34,565 t
Lower-middle-income countries computed 840M t
Cereal production — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2023 18,720 −80 −0.42%
2022 18,799 +106 +0.57%
2021 18,693 +41 +0.22%
2020 18,652 −374 −1.96%
2019 19,026 +659 +3.59%
2018 18,367 −136 −0.74%
2017 18,503 +559 +3.12%
2016 17,944 −247 −1.36%
2015 18,190 +437 +2.46%
2014 17,753 +388 +2.23%
2013 17,365 +2,094 +13.71%
2012 15,271 −2,934 −16.12%
2011 18,205 +2,286 +14.36%
2010 15,919 +717 +4.72%
2009 15,202 +902 +6.31%
2008 14,300 +1,058 +7.99%
2007 13,242 +992 +8.1%
2006 12,250 +578 +4.96%
2005 11,672 +1,192 +11.37%
2004 10,480 +180 +1.74%
2003 10,300 −2,505 −19.56%
2002 12,805 +205 +1.63%
2001 12,600 +1,300 +11.5%
2000 11,300 +750 +7.11%
1999 10,550 +739 +7.53%
1998 9,811 +211 +2.2%
1997 9,600 +950 +10.98%
1996 8,650 +1,000 +13.07%
1995 7,650 +800 +11.68%
1994 6,850 +820 +13.6%
1993 6,030 +610 +11.25%
1992 5,420 +700 +14.83%
1991 4,720 +600 +14.56%
1990 4,120 +620 +17.71%
1989 3,500 +600 +20.69%
1988 2,900 +450 +18.37%
1987 2,450 +251 +11.41%
1986 2,199 −79 −3.47%
1985 2,278 −91 −3.84%
1984 2,369 −1,443 −37.85%
1983 3,812 +326 +9.35%
1982 3,486 −596 −14.6%
1981 4,082 +474 +13.14%
1980 3,608 +174 +5.07%
1979 3,434 −1,471 −29.99%
1978 4,905 +1,289 +35.65%
1977 3,616 +847 +30.59%
1976 2,769 −1,057 −27.63%
1975 3,826 +1,349 +54.46%
1974 2,477 −231 −8.53%
1973 2,708 −419 −13.4%
1972 3,127 −1,231 −28.25%
1971 4,358 +1,395 +47.08%
1970 2,963 +712 +31.63%
1969 2,251 +274 +13.86%
1968 1,977 +50 +2.59%
1967 1,927 +80 +4.33%
1966 1,847 −39 −2.07%
1965 1,886 +98 +5.48%
1964 1,788 −83 −4.44%
1963 1,871 −20 −1.06%
1962 1,891 +41 +2.22%
1961 1,850 — —

Melanesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

PG Papua New Guinea 18,720 FJ Fiji 9,194 NC New Caledonia 2,915 SB Solomon Islands 2,753 VU Vanuatu 984
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About the indicator

Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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