Key Market Indicators
Papua New Guinea is expected to consume 136,600 metric tons of cassava by 2026, up from 135,000 metric tons in 2021, a growth rate of 0.2% per year on average. Since 2017, Papua New Guinean demand has grown by 0.8% each year. By 2021, it had reached 41st place in the global ranking, just behind Gabon with 135,000 metric tons. Indonesia, Ghana and Mozambique occupied the second, third and fourth positions respectively. Production of cassava in Papua New Guinea is forecast to reach 163,680 metric tons by 2026, up from 157,710 metric tons in 2021, a growth rate of 0.6% per year on average. Since 1966, output has increased by 0.8% each year. By 2021, it had achieved 51st place in the global ranking, just behind Costa Rica with 157,710 metric tons. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thailand and Ghana took the second, third and fourth spots respectively.
