Sweet potato production in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sweet potato production was 732,422 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
732,422 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 120 countries
All-time high
740,645 tonnes
in 2020
All-time low
295,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potato production in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 732,422 tonnes for sweet potato production in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Papua New Guinea peaked at 740,645 tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 295,000 tonnes, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 17th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potato production in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 295,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 296,000 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 296,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 298,000 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 300,000 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 315,000 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 320,000 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 320,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 330,000 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 348,000 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 360,000 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 380,000 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 388,000 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 415,000 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 420,000 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 422,000 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 425,000 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 420,000 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 414,000 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 420,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 430,000 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 430,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 460,000 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 464,000 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 469,000 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 470,000 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 471,000 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 510,000 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 460,000 tonnes | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 460,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 470,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 475,000 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 480,000 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 450,000 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 460,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 450,000 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 460,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 460,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 480,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 480,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 490,000 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 490,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 520,000 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 540,120 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 560,000 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 580,000 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 590,000 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 595,000 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 603,197 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 626,393 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 642,374 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 656,656 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 668,642 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 684,830 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 696,236 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 707,384 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 718,196 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 729,684 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 740,645 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 729,509 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 733,280 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 734,478 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 732,422 tonnes | -0.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 732,422 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94,021 tonnes, 7.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 732,422 tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55,628 tonnes, 13.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 307,778 tonnes | 295,000 tonnes | 330,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 399,200 tonnes | 348,000 tonnes | 425,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 458,400 tonnes | 420,000 tonnes | 510,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 464,500 tonnes | 450,000 tonnes | 480,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 534,512 tonnes | 480,000 tonnes | 595,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 673,359 tonnes | 603,197 tonnes | 729,684 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 734,067 tonnes | 729,509 tonnes | 740,645 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Papua New Guinea?
- Sweet potato production in Papua New Guinea was 732,422 tonnes 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 sweet potato production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 740,645 tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 295,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sweet potato production?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.