FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Papua New Guinea

According to FAOSTAT, Papua New Guinea produced 18,808 t of cereals, 586,131 t of vegetables, 2.5 million t of fruit, 531,162 t of meat and 204 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were oil palm fruit (3.5 million t), bananas (1.3 million t) and coconuts (1.3 million t).

Products recorded: 67
World #1: 1; products
World top 10: 14; products
Year: 2024

Papua New Guinea is the world’s largest producer of game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen, and ranks second or third for 1 other product.

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in oil palm fruit (+53%), followed by palm kernels (+35%).

Livestock numbers: 90,889 cattle, 2.1 million pigs, 7,309 sheep and 3,150 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All fruit	2,539,642	55	0.27%	+1.7%
All roots and tubers	1,926,753	60	0.2%	+7.4%
All vegetables	586,131	98	0.05%	+8.3%
All meat	531,162	70	0.14%	+11%
All sugar crops	306,330	96	0.01%	−13%
All cereals	18,808	154	0%	+5.9%
All tree nuts	5,960	74	0.03%	+7.0%
All eggs	5,419	123	0.01%	−1.5%
All pulses	3,999	138	0%	+3.6%
All milk	204	180	0%	−7.3%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Oil palm fruit	3,513,072	7	0.84%	+53%
Bananas	1,272,779	20	0.91%	−3.3%
Coconuts, in shell	1,250,138	8	1.91%	−30%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	1,130,830	9	2.88%	+7.8%
Palm oil	770,000	7	0.97%	+54%
Sweet potatoes	732,422	17	0.81%	+9.5%
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen	443,985	1	21.63%	+12%
Yams	385,041	9	0.42%	+8.4%
Other starchy roots and tubers	369,648	6	3.78%	+7.4%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	333,856	50	0.12%	+10%
Sugar cane	306,330	68	0.02%	−13%
Taro	277,349	6	1.52%	+0.4%
Green maize	251,429	11	2.66%	+6.0%
Palm kernels	179,000	8	0.93%	+35%
Cassava	161,029	50	0.05%	+8.6%
Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c.	109,230	3	10.12%	+2.2%
Pork (pig meat)	77,843	60	0.06%	+3.4%
Oil of palm kernel	74,000	7	0.88%	+36%
Beer	70,500	108	0.04%	−16%
Coffee, green	50,400	22	0.45%	−11%
Cocoa beans	45,000	14	0.86%	−0.8%
Coconut oil	43,900	7	1.41%	+21%
Tea leaves	32,399	23	0.1%	−3.3%
Raw sugar	32,000	92	0.02%	−3.0%
Pineapples	23,680	46	0.08%	+1.4%
Maize	12,926	131	0%	+4.8%
Molasses	12,577	93	0.02%	−10%
Chicken meat	6,912	144	0.01%	+10%
Tea, packed	6,700	32	0.09%	−5.6%
Other nuts	5,960	24	0.55%	+7.0%
Natural rubber	5,600	27	0.04%	−25%
Hen eggs	5,304	123	0.01%	−1.6%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	5,190	44	0.06%	+3.4%
Fat of pigs	5,190	40	0.05%	+3.4%
Sorghum	5,000	79	0.01%	+9.1%
Other pulses n.e.c.	3,999	63	0.09%	+3.6%
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	3,123	53	0.01%	+6.8%
Beef (cattle meat)	2,296	150	0%	−30%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	1,549	86	0%	+8.3%
Potatoes	1,263	143	0%	+5.3%
Pyrethrum, dried flowers	1,191	3	16.33%	+8.5%
Rice (paddy)	883	110	0%	+5.4%
Tomatoes	550	148	0%	+6.6%
Vanilla	493	4	6.93%	+1.9%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	381	124	0%	−30%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	381	122	0%	−30%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	337	51	0.01%	+7.0%
Cow milk	164	179	0%	−6.3%
Honey	156	106	0.01%	+0.6%
Pumpkins and squash	153	120	0%	+2.7%
Other beans, green	143	101	0%	+8.3%
Eggs from other birds in shell, fresh, n.e.c.	115	34	0%	+1.8%
Nutmeg, mace and cardamom	112	13	0.06%	−2.6%
Cattle fat, unrendered	92	121	0%	−30%
Horse meat, fresh or chilled	44	48	0.01%	−2.2%
Goat milk	40	110	0%	−11%
Sheep meat	32	162	0%	+3.2%
Turkey meat	23	56	0%	+15%
Duck meat	16	67	0%	+6.7%
Goat meat	9	162	0%	−10%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	7	134	0%	+17%
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen	5	44	0.01%	0.0%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	5	137	0%	0.0%
Chillies and peppers, dry	2	56	0%	−33%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	2	138	0%	0.0%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	2	137	0%	0.0%
Sheep fat, unrendered	1	138	0%	0.0%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	4,803,000	127	0.02%	+9.2%
Pigs	2,055,539	48	0.21%	+2.8%
Cattle	90,889	149	0.01%	−2.3%
Ducks	19,000	68	0%	+12%
Turkeys	17,000	59	0.01%	+13%
Sheep	7,309	162	0%	+0.1%
Goats	3,150	175	0%	+5.0%
Horses	2,033	118	0%	−0.8%

Papua New Guinea among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Papua New Guinea, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Papua New Guinea had 10.6 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Oil palm fruit	332	51.3	6.5×
Bananas	120	17.1	7.0×
Coconuts, in shell	118	8.03	14.7×
Other fruits, n.e.c.	107	4.81	22.3×
Palm oil	72.8	9.75	7.5×
Sweet potatoes	69.2	11.1	6.2×
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen	42.0	0.25	166.9×
Yams	36.4	11.3	3.2×
Other starchy roots and tubers	34.9	1.20	29.1×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	31.6	34.5	0.9×
Sugar cane	29.0	238	0.1×
Taro	26.2	2.23	11.8×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Papua New Guinea reported exports of 17 and imports of 112 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Palm oil	669,334	USD 616 m	0.92	5 of 118
Cocoa beans	47,394	USD 316 m	6.68	15 of 93
Coffee, green	57,304	USD 241 m	4.21	18 of 131
Oil of palm kernel	69,442	USD 79.8 m	1.15	5 of 69
Coconut oil	37,450	USD 42.6 m	1.14	5 of 94
Vanilla, raw	133	USD 6.0 m	44.92	12 of 67
Palm kernels	4,863	USD 2.6 m	0.54	5 of 48
Pyrethrum, dried flowers	157	USD 1.7 m	10.85	8 of 25
Tea leaves	315	USD 357,000	1.13	68 of 143
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw	20	USD 192,000	9.60	44 of 89

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled	25,121	USD 95.2 m	3.79	13 of 178
Wheat	279,501	USD 91.1 m	0.33	80 of 176
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	27,078	USD 48.5 m	1.79	78 of 189
Palm oil	21,264	USD 25.8 m	1.21	96 of 191
Raw milk of cattle	5,815	USD 8.7 m	1.50	74 of 188
Soya bean oil	6,080	USD 7.9 m	1.30	81 of 184
Margarine and shortening	3,557	USD 7.4 m	2.07	73 of 189
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	2,479	USD 7.0 m	2.83	59 of 160
Butter of cow milk	1,733	USD 6.6 m	3.83	70 of 189
Olive oil	676	USD 5.9 m	8.78	85 of 189

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Papua New Guinea?

By volume, the largest products of Papua New Guinea in 2024 were oil palm fruit (3.5 million t), bananas (1.3 million t), coconuts, in shell (1.3 million t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Papua New Guinea the world’s largest producer of anything?

Yes. In 2024 Papua New Guinea was the world’s largest producer of 1 product: game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen.

How much oil palm fruit does Papua New Guinea produce per person?

About 332 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 51.3 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Papua New Guinea export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were palm oil (USD 616 m), cocoa beans (USD 316 m), coffee, green (USD 241 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Papua New Guinea import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (USD 95.2 m), wheat (USD 91.1 m), meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (USD 48.5 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.