Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 170th out of 184 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.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 167 United Arab Emirates 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 168 Singapore 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 169 Mongolia 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 171 French Polynesia 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 172 Palau 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 173 Montenegro 0.0006 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.