Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 4,787 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,787 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
50th
of 180 countries
All-time high
4,886 kg per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
2,389 kg per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Papua New Guinea stood at 4,787 kg per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4,886 kg per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,389 kg per hectare, in 1991.
Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,603 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 2,389 kg per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 2,656 kg per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 2,680 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,864 kg per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 2,984 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 3,429 kg per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 4,085 kg per hectare | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 3,888 kg per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 3,982 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 4,024 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 4,200 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 4,005 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 3,599 kg per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 3,620 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3,741 kg per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 3,717 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3,887 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 3,968 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,188 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 4,344 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 4,789 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 4,191 kg per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 4,641 kg per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 4,726 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4,748 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4,643 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4,853 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 4,805 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4,886 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4,769 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 4,817 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 4,826 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4,787 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 4,787 kg per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,085 kg per hectare, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 4,787 kg per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,751 kg per hectare, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,156 kg per hectare | 2,389 kg per hectare | 4,085 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,895 kg per hectare | 3,599 kg per hectare | 4,200 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,663 kg per hectare | 4,191 kg per hectare | 4,886 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,800 kg per hectare | 4,769 kg per hectare | 4,826 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Papua New Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.7978 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.83 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 7.05 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Papua New Guinea?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Papua New Guinea was 4,787 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,886 kg per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,389 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 50th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.