Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 23.49 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 23.49 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Papua New Guinea peaked at 24.55 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.48 %, in 1968.
That places Papua New Guinea 135th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 15.42 % | 14.48 % | 16.44 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.29 % | 16.35 % | 20.81 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.67 % | 20.95 % | 22.6 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.67 % | 18.7 % | 20.69 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.15 % | 18.84 % | 23.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7 % | 23.33 % | 24.55 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.49 % | 23.49 % | 23.49 % | 5 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 18.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.15 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 19.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Papua New Guinea?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Papua New Guinea was 23.49 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.55 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.48 % in 1968.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 135th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.