Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 2.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Papua New Guinea, 1962–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Papua New Guinea is 2.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 117.0% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Papua New Guinea peaked at 20.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -11.2%, in 1998.
That places Papua New Guinea 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.4% | — |
| 1963 | 3.6% | -33.9% |
| 1964 | 4.7% | +32.9% |
| 1965 | 3.7% | -22.1% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | -55.4% |
| 1967 | 3.5% | +112.8% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | -28.1% |
| 1969 | 5.4% | +112.5% |
| 1970 | 3.6% | -33.2% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -24.7% |
| 1972 | 3.3% | +22.0% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | -44.2% |
| 1974 | 4.7% | +155.2% |
| 1975 | 4.0% | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -60.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -54.6% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | +445.0% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | -52.3% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | +151.2% |
| 1981 | 7.9% | +66.8% |
| 1982 | -1.4% | -117.6% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -169.3% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +207.5% |
| 1985 | -2.9% | -198.0% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -153.0% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | +246.5% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | -34.3% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -61.1% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | +62.9% |
| 1991 | -2.7% | -219.1% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | -338.2% |
| 1993 | 20.7% | +228.1% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -67.5% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | -101.5% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | -10838.1% |
| 1997 | -1.2% | -110.7% |
| 1998 | -11.2% | +854.1% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -222.8% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -85.1% |
| 2001 | -4.7% | -330.5% |
| 2002 | -4.1% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -220.2% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | -1.1% | -124.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -221.4% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +333.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -51.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -69.8% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +600.6% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -27.4% |
| 2015 | -2.6% | -177.9% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -200.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +94.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -50.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -42.0% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +187.3% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -69.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +117.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%, 98% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +10838.1% | -0.1% | 11.0% |
| 1998 | -854.1% | -1.2% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 1.6% | 5.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | -2.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | -11.2% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -4.7% | 5.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | -2.6% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 2.2% compare
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- 108 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.1% compare
- 110 Libya 2.0% compare
- 111 Dominica 2.0% compare
- 112 El Salvador 2.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 769.57 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 72.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -198.32 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -557.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Papua New Guinea?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Papua New Guinea was 2.1% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.2% in 1998.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.