Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 45 percent in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2011–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea is 45 percent, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 45 percent in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39 percent, in 2012.
Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 40 percent | — |
| 2012 | 39 percent | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 39 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40 percent | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 41 percent | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 42 percent | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 43 percent | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 43 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44 percent | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 44 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45 percent | +2.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 45 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56 percent, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 45 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45 percent, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.22 percent | 39 percent | 44 percent | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.5 percent | 44 percent | 45 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 79 Brunei Darussalam 46 percent
- 79 Saudi Arabia 46 percent compare
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- 82 South Africa 45 percent compare
- 84 Cuba 44 percent compare
- 84 Guatemala 44 percent compare
More energy & mining data for Papua New Guinea
- 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 share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea was 45 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 45 percent in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 percent in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.