Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea is 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 176 Equatorial Guinea 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 177 Guyana 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 178 Seychelles 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 180 Norway 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 181 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 182 Bahamas 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.