Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0243 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0243 units per person
Change on year
down 17.3%
World rank
90th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0294 units per person
in 2018
All-time low
0.0188 units per person
in 2009
Years of data
19
2001–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2019

00.010.020.032001201020192001: 0.021 units per person2002: 0.023 units per person2003: 0.021 units per person2004: 0.021 units per person2005: 0.025 units per person2006: 0.021 units per person2007: 0.022 units per person2008: 0.019 units per person2009: 0.019 units per person2010: 0.024 units per person2011: 0.021 units per person2012: 0.021 units per person2013: 0.02 units per person2014: 0.025 units per person2015: 0.025 units per person2016: 0.027 units per person2017: 0.025 units per person2018: 0.029 units per person2019: 0.024 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0243 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.

The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0294 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0188 units per person, in 2009.

That places Papua New Guinea 90th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2001 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
2001 0.0209 units per person
2002 0.0228 units per person +8.9%
2003 0.0214 units per person -6.3%
2004 0.0213 units per person -0.1%
2005 0.0246 units per person +15.4%
2006 0.0206 units per person -16.2%
2007 0.0223 units per person +8.3%
2008 0.0192 units per person -14.2%
2009 0.0188 units per person -1.9%
2010 0.0237 units per person +25.7%
2011 0.0211 units per person -10.9%
2012 0.0208 units per person -1.1%
2013 0.0201 units per person -3.6%
2014 0.0249 units per person +24.1%
2015 0.0248 units per person -0.4%
2016 0.0271 units per person +9.3%
2017 0.0251 units per person -7.7%
2018 0.0294 units per person +17.3%
2019 0.0243 units per person -17.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0213 units per person 0.0188 units per person 0.0246 units per person 9
2010s 0.0241 units per person 0.0201 units per person 0.0294 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 87 Bangladesh 0.0279 units per person compare
  2. 88 Vietnam 0.0274 units per person compare
  3. 89 Honduras 0.0271 units per person compare
  4. 91 Mozambique 0.0227 units per person compare
  5. 92 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0226 units per person compare
  6. 93 Nigeria 0.0222 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0243 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0294 units per person in 2018.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0188 units per person in 2009.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 90th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.