> 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…

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# 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).

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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](https://husfarm.com/production/fruit-total/papua-new-guinea/) | 2,539,642 | 55 | 0.27% | +1.7% |
| [All roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/papua-new-guinea/) | 1,926,753 | 60 | 0.2% | +7.4% |
| [All vegetables](https://husfarm.com/production/vegetables-total/papua-new-guinea/) | 586,131 | 98 | 0.05% | +8.3% |
| [All meat](https://husfarm.com/production/meat-total/papua-new-guinea/) | 531,162 | 70 | 0.14% | +11% |
| [All sugar crops](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/papua-new-guinea/) | 306,330 | 96 | 0.01% | −13% |
| [All cereals](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/papua-new-guinea/) | 18,808 | 154 | 0% | +5.9% |
| [All tree nuts](https://husfarm.com/production/treenuts-total/papua-new-guinea/) | 5,960 | 74 | 0.03% | +7.0% |
| [All eggs](https://husfarm.com/production/eggs-total/papua-new-guinea/) | 5,419 | 123 | 0.01% | −1.5% |
| [All pulses](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/papua-new-guinea/) | 3,999 | 138 | 0% | +3.6% |
| [All milk](https://husfarm.com/production/milk-total/papua-new-guinea/) | 204 | 180 | 0% | −7.3% |

## All products by volume, 2024

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

## Live animals, 2024

| Product | Head | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chickens](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/papua-new-guinea/) | 4,803,000 | 127 | 0.02% | +9.2% |
| [Pigs](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/papua-new-guinea/) | 2,055,539 | 48 | 0.21% | +2.8% |
| [Cattle](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/papua-new-guinea/) | 90,889 | 149 | 0.01% | −2.3% |
| [Ducks](https://husfarm.com/production/ducks/papua-new-guinea/) | 19,000 | 68 | 0% | +12% |
| [Turkeys](https://husfarm.com/production/turkeys/papua-new-guinea/) | 17,000 | 59 | 0.01% | +13% |
| [Sheep](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep/papua-new-guinea/) | 7,309 | 162 | 0% | +0.1% |
| [Goats](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/papua-new-guinea/) | 3,150 | 175 | 0% | +5.0% |
| [Horses](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/papua-new-guinea/) | 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.
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## 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](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/papua-new-guinea/) | **332** | 51.3 | 6.5× |
| [Bananas](https://husfarm.com/production/bananas/papua-new-guinea/) | **120** | 17.1 | 7.0× |
| [Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/papua-new-guinea/) | **118** | 8.03 | 14.7× |
| [Other fruits, n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-fruits/papua-new-guinea/) | **107** | 4.81 | 22.3× |
| [Palm oil](https://husfarm.com/production/palm-oil/papua-new-guinea/) | **72.8** | 9.75 | 7.5× |
| [Sweet potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/papua-new-guinea/) | **69.2** | 11.1 | 6.2× |
| [Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen](https://husfarm.com/production/game-meat/papua-new-guinea/) | **42.0** | 0.25 | 166.9× |
| [Yams](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/papua-new-guinea/) | **36.4** | 11.3 | 3.2× |
| [Other starchy roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/other-roots-and-tubers/papua-new-guinea/) | **34.9** | 1.20 | 29.1× |
| [Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/papua-new-guinea/) | **31.6** | 34.5 | 0.9× |
| [Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/papua-new-guinea/) | **29.0** | 238 | 0.1× |
| [Taro](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/papua-new-guinea/) | **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](https://husfarm.com/production/palm-oil/) | 669,334 | USD 616 m | 0.92 | 5 of 118 |
| [Cocoa beans](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/) | 47,394 | USD 316 m | 6.68 | 15 of 93 |
| [Coffee, green](https://husfarm.com/production/coffee/) | 57,304 | USD 241 m | 4.21 | 18 of 131 |
| [Oil of palm kernel](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-of-palm-kernel/) | 69,442 | USD 79.8 m | 1.15 | 5 of 69 |
| [Coconut oil](https://husfarm.com/production/coconut-oil/) | 37,450 | USD 42.6 m | 1.14 | 5 of 94 |
| [Vanilla, raw](https://husfarm.com/production/vanilla/) | 133 | USD 6.0 m | 44.92 | 12 of 67 |
| [Palm kernels](https://husfarm.com/production/palm-kernels/) | 4,863 | USD 2.6 m | 0.54 | 5 of 48 |
| [Pyrethrum, dried flowers](https://husfarm.com/production/pyrethrum/) | 157 | USD 1.7 m | 10.85 | 8 of 25 |
| [Tea leaves](https://husfarm.com/production/tea/) | 315 | USD 357,000 | 1.13 | 68 of 143 |
| [Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw](https://husfarm.com/production/nutmeg-cardamom/) | 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](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep-meat/) | 25,121 | USD 95.2 m | 3.79 | 13 of 178 |
| [Wheat](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/) | 279,501 | USD 91.1 m | 0.33 | 80 of 176 |
| [Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/) | 27,078 | USD 48.5 m | 1.79 | 78 of 189 |
| [Palm oil](https://husfarm.com/production/palm-oil/) | 21,264 | USD 25.8 m | 1.21 | 96 of 191 |
| [Raw milk of cattle](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/) | 5,815 | USD 8.7 m | 1.50 | 74 of 188 |
| [Soya bean oil](https://husfarm.com/production/soya-bean-oil/) | 6,080 | USD 7.9 m | 1.30 | 81 of 184 |
| [Margarine and shortening](https://husfarm.com/production/margarine-and-shortening/) | 3,557 | USD 7.4 m | 2.07 | 73 of 189 |
| [Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen](https://husfarm.com/production/edible-offal-of-cattle/) | 2,479 | USD 7.0 m | 2.83 | 59 of 160 |
| [Butter of cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/butter-of-cow-milk/) | 1,733 | USD 6.6 m | 3.83 | 70 of 189 |
| [Olive oil](https://husfarm.com/production/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](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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