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 142nd of 237 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.
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
- Inland waters — Area 998 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.42 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 13.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 190 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 62.99 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 885 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 330 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.68 % (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 142nd out of 237 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.