Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 3.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Papua New Guinea stood at 3.1 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.1 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.14 %, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 211th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.14 % | — |
| 1962 | 1.16 % | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 1.17 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.24 % | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 1.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.22 % | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.25 % | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 1.3 % | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 1.34 % | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.38 % | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.43 % | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.45 % | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.49 % | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 1.55 % | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 1.6 % | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.65 % | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.67 % | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.73 % | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 1.75 % | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.76 % | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.77 % | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.76 % | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.75 % | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.78 % | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.83 % | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.89 % | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.9 % | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.96 % | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2 % | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.05 % | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 2.06 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.08 % | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.14 % | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 2.16 % | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.19 % | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.24 % | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.26 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.35 % | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 2.39 % | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.41 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.44 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.45 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.48 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.54 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.68 % | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.75 % | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.8 % | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.84 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.88 % | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.92 % | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.93 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.1 % | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 3.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 % | 1.14 % | 1.34 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 % | 1.38 % | 1.75 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 % | 1.75 % | 2 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 % | 2.05 % | 2.39 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 % | 2.4 % | 2.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 % | 2.8 % | 3.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1 % | 3.1 % | 3.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 208 Equatorial Guinea 3.44 % compare
- 209 Guyana 3.41 % compare
- 210 Seychelles 3.38 % compare
- 212 Brunei Darussalam 2.9 % compare
- 213 Norway 2.7 % compare
- 214 Northern Mariana Islands 2.28 % 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 2,560 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 22.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 1,870 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 26.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Papua New Guinea?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Papua New Guinea was 3.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 % in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 211th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 — Share in 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.