> In 2024 Papua New Guinea produced 883 t of rice (paddy), the 110th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 5.4%.

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# Rice (paddy) production in Papua New Guinea

In 2024 Papua New Guinea produced 883 t of rice (paddy), the 110th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 5.4%. The record was 2,244 t in 1971. Area harvested: 409 ha, yield 2.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 2024883 t
World rank110 of 115
10-year change+5.4%
Record2,244 t1971

## Rice (paddy) in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Papua New Guinea compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha2.2world 4.8 (−55%)
kg per person0.08world 100
10-year change+5.4%world +10%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 108 | [Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/congo-brazzaville/) | 1,000 | 0.00% |
| 109 | [Eswatini](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/eswatini/) | 1,000 | 0.00% |
| 110 | **Papua New Guinea** | 883 | 0.00% |
| 111 | [Trinidad and Tobago](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/trinidad-and-tobago/) | 784 | 0.00% |
| 112 | [Algeria](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/algeria/) | 313 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 115 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/)

### Map of world production of rice (paddy)

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Papua New Guinea is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 883 | +0.3% | 409 | 2.16 |
| 2023 | 880 | +0.3% | 409 | 2.15 |
| 2022 | 877 | −0.2% | 409 | 2.14 |
| 2021 | 879 | +2.4% | 411 | 2.14 |
| 2020 | 858 | −0.2% | 404 | 2.12 |
| 2019 | 860 | −0.1% | 407 | 2.11 |
| 2018 | 861 | +0.2% | 409 | 2.11 |
| 2017 | 859 | +0.2% | 411 | 2.09 |
| 2016 | 857 | +1.1% | 412 | 2.08 |
| 2015 | 848 | +1.2% | 410 | 2.07 |
| 2014 | 838 | +0.6% | 408 | 2.05 |
| 2013 | 833 | +0.6% | 407 | 2.05 |
| 2012 | 828 | +0.6% | 407 | 2.03 |
| 2011 | 823 | +0.1% | 408 | 2.02 |
| 2010 | 822 | +2.5% | 410 | 2.00 |
| 2009 | 802 | +0.2% | 403 | 1.99 |
| 2008 | 800 | 0.0% | 404 | 1.98 |
| 2007 | 800 | 0.0% | 407 | 1.97 |
| 2006 | 800 | 0.0% | 410 | 1.95 |
| 2005 | 800 | 0.0% | 412 | 1.94 |
| 2004 | 800 | 0.0% | 415 | 1.93 |
| 2003 | 800 | −0.6% | 416 | 1.92 |
| 2002 | 805 | +0.6% | 417 | 1.93 |
| 2001 | 800 | +14% | 400 | 2.00 |
| 2000 | 700 | +7.7% | 370 | 1.89 |
| 1999 | 650 | +8.3% | 350 | 1.86 |
| 1998 | 600 | 0.0% | 328 | 1.83 |
| 1997 | 600 | −7.7% | 350 | 1.71 |
| 1996 | 650 | 0.0% | 363 | 1.79 |
| 1995 | 650 | 0.0% | 364 | 1.79 |
| 1994 | 650 | +3.2% | 364 | 1.79 |
| 1993 | 630 | +1.6% | 350 | 1.80 |
| 1992 | 620 | 0.0% | 351 | 1.77 |
| 1991 | 620 | 0.0% | 356 | 1.74 |
| 1990 | 620 | +3.3% | 340 | 1.82 |
| 1989 | 600 | 0.0% | 320 | 1.88 |
| 1988 | 600 | 0.0% | 330 | 1.82 |
| 1987 | 600 | 0.0% | 330 | 1.82 |
| 1986 | 600 | 0.0% | 330 | 1.82 |
| 1985 | 600 | 0.0% | 300 | 2.00 |
| 1984 | 600 | 0.0% | 270 | 2.22 |
| 1983 | 600 | +20% | 260 | 2.31 |
| 1982 | 500 | +57% | 180 | 2.78 |
| 1981 | 319 | −38% | 120 | 2.66 |
| 1980 | 512 | −30% | 180 | 2.84 |
| 1979 | 728 | −27% | 250 | 2.91 |
| 1978 | 999 | −20% | 350 | 2.85 |
| 1977 | 1,247 | −38% | 440 | 2.83 |
| 1976 | 2,000 | +15% | 690 | 2.90 |
| 1975 | 1,740 | +52% | 600 | 2.90 |
| 1974 | 1,146 | +8.5% | 400 | 2.87 |
| 1973 | 1,056 | −32% | 360 | 2.93 |
| 1972 | 1,547 | −31% | 530 | 2.92 |
| 1971 | 2,244 | +34% | 770 | 2.91 |
| 1970 | 1,675 | −6.6% | 580 | 2.89 |
| 1969 | 1,793 | +22% | 620 | 2.89 |
| 1968 | 1,471 | −1.9% | 500 | 2.94 |
| 1967 | 1,500 | 0.0% | 500 | 3.00 |
| 1966 | 1,500 | 0.0% | 500 | 3.00 |
| 1965 | 1,500 | 0.0% | 500 | 3.00 |
| 1964 | 1,500 | −6.3% | 500 | 3.00 |
| 1963 | 1,600 | 0.0% | 500 | 3.20 |
| 1962 | 1,600 | 0.0% | 500 | 3.20 |
| 1961 | 1,600 | — | 450 | 3.56 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of rice (paddy) in Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea produced 883 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Papua New Guinea rank in the world for production of rice (paddy)?

Papua New Guinea ranked 110th of 115 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.6% of the world total.

### How has the production of rice (paddy) in Papua New Guinea changed?

It rose by 5.4% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 2,244 t in 1971.

### What is the yield of rice (paddy) in Papua New Guinea?

2.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (883 t from 409 ha), against a world average of 4.8 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Papua New Guinea is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/china/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/bangladesh/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/indonesia/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/vietnam/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/thailand/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/myanmar/)[Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/philippines/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/pakistan/)[Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/cambodia/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/brazil/)[Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/japan/)
[All countries producing rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/)

## Other products of Papua New Guinea

[Oil palm fruit](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/papua-new-guinea/)[Bananas](https://husfarm.com/production/bananas/papua-new-guinea/)[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/papua-new-guinea/)[Other fruits, n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-fruits/papua-new-guinea/)[Palm oil](https://husfarm.com/production/palm-oil/papua-new-guinea/)[Sweet potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/papua-new-guinea/)[Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen](https://husfarm.com/production/game-meat/papua-new-guinea/)[Yams](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/papua-new-guinea/)[Other starchy roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/other-roots-and-tubers/papua-new-guinea/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/papua-new-guinea/)[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/papua-new-guinea/)[Taro](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/papua-new-guinea/)
[Agricultural production in Papua New Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/country/papua-new-guinea/)

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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