Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines was 580.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
580.06 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
6th
of 191 countries
All-time high
688.75 kilograms per year per capita
in 2014
All-time low
580.06 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2023

02004006002010201620232010: 650.4 kilograms per year per capita2011: 647.1 kilograms per year per capita2012: 666.9 kilograms per year per capita2013: 672.8 kilograms per year per capita2014: 688.8 kilograms per year per capita2015: 661.5 kilograms per year per capita2016: 658.1 kilograms per year per capita2017: 656.8 kilograms per year per capita2018: 653.8 kilograms per year per capita2019: 610.4 kilograms per year per capita2020: 618.4 kilograms per year per capita2021: 598.3 kilograms per year per capita2022: 592.3 kilograms per year per capita2023: 580.1 kilograms per year per capita

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 580.06 kilograms per year per capita for average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Papua New Guinea peaked at 688.75 kilograms per year per capita in 2014 and was at its lowest, 580.06 kilograms per year per capita, in 2023.

Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 656.66 kilograms per year per capita 610.42 kilograms per year per capita 688.75 kilograms per year per capita 10
2020s 597.28 kilograms per year per capita 580.06 kilograms per year per capita 618.42 kilograms per year per capita 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 3 Guyana 947.76 kilograms per year per capita compare
  2. 4 Bahamas 849.02 kilograms per year per capita compare
  3. 5 Antigua and Barbuda 662.26 kilograms per year per capita compare
  4. 7 Uganda 568.85 kilograms per year per capita compare
  5. 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 542.99 kilograms per year per capita compare
  6. 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 538.68 kilograms per year per capita compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Papua New Guinea?
Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Papua New Guinea was 580.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 688.75 kilograms per year per capita in 2014.
What is the lowest average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 580.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
Papua New Guinea ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Unit
kilograms per year per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.