Agricultural land — Area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Agricultural land — Area was 1,405 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1,405 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,405 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 517 1000 ha, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 517 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 527 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 531 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 560 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 560 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 552 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 568 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 587 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 607 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 624 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 648 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 658 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 677 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 704 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 726 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 745 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 758 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 783 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 793 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 797 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 803 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 795 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 792 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 807 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 828 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 856 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 862 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 887 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 906 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 928 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 933 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 942 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 971 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 978 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 994 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1,016 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1,023 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,064 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 1,081 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1,088 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,093 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,103 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,108 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,123 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1,133 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,151 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,212 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1,245 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1,267 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,267 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,286 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,286 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,286 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,305 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,322 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,328 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,405 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1,405 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,405 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,405 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,405 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,405 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,405 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,405 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1,405 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,606 1000 ha, 25% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1,405 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 246.84 1000 ha, 5.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 556.56 1000 ha | 517 1000 ha | 607 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 711.6 1000 ha | 624 1000 ha | 793 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 833.3 1000 ha | 792 1000 ha | 906 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 993 1000 ha | 928 1000 ha | 1,081 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,152 1000 ha | 1,088 1000 ha | 1,267 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,330 1000 ha | 1,267 1000 ha | 1,405 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,405 1000 ha | 1,405 1000 ha | 1,405 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Papua New Guinea?
- Agricultural land — area in Papua New Guinea was 1,405 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,405 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 517 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for agricultural land — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.