Oil palm fruit yields in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Oil palm fruit yields was 12.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.46 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 44 countries
All-time high
17.91 tonnes per hectare
in 1993
All-time low
12.46 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Oil palm fruit yields in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil palm fruit yields in Papua New Guinea is 12.46 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Papua New Guinea peaked at 17.91 tonnes per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 12.46 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 19th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Oil palm fruit yields in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1972 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15.38 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 15.79 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 15.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 15.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 13.61 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 14.3 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 15.42 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 12.67 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1985 | 14.56 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 13.62 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 13.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 14.45 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 14.02 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 14.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 17.14 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 17.84 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 17.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 16.75 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 15.86 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 16.29 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 14.65 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 16.41 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 16.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 17.29 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 16.24 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 14.91 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 14.46 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 14.71 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 14.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.67 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.58 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 14.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.7 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 13.99 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 14.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 14 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.77 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 13.69 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 13.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 13.24 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.07 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 12.92 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 12.78 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 12.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.67 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 12.57 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 12.46 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 12.46 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 12.46 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.81 tonnes per hectare, 97% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.15 tonnes per hectare | 15.38 tonnes per hectare | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.17 tonnes per hectare | 12.67 tonnes per hectare | 15.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | 14.5 tonnes per hectare | 17.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.07 tonnes per hectare | 14.46 tonnes per hectare | 17.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.59 tonnes per hectare | 12.92 tonnes per hectare | 14.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.64 tonnes per hectare | 12.46 tonnes per hectare | 12.78 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 9.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Papua New Guinea?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Papua New Guinea was 12.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.91 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 19th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil palm fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.