What is arable land use per person in Papua New Guinea?

Arable land use per person in Papua New Guinea was 0.0318 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 0.0538 hectares per person in 1981.

What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0318 hectares per person in 2023.

How does Papua New Guinea rank for arable land use per person?

Papua New Guinea ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land use per person in Papua New Guinea

Name: Arable land use per person in Papua New Guinea
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Papua New Guinea: Arable land use per person was 0.0318 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0318 hectares per person

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

158th

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.0538 hectares per person

in 1981

All-time low

0.0318 hectares per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land use per person in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0318 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0538 hectares per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0318 hectares per person, in 2023.

That places Papua New Guinea 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0355 hectares per person	0.0335 hectares per person	0.0372 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.0467 hectares per person	0.0407 hectares per person	0.0538 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.0524 hectares per person	0.0501 hectares per person	0.0538 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.0429 hectares per person	0.0379 hectares per person	0.0493 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.0378 hectares per person	0.0363 hectares per person	0.0411 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.0366 hectares per person	0.0343 hectares per person	0.0393 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0327 hectares per person	0.0318 hectares per person	0.0336 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

155 Jamaica 0.0423 hectares per person compare
156 Costa Rica 0.0327 hectares per person compare
157 Japan 0.0325 hectares per person compare
159 Yemen 0.0294 hectares per person compare
160 Solomon Islands 0.0287 hectares per person compare
161 Equatorial Guinea 0.0287 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Papua New Guinea

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4503 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4689 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0104 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8618 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Papua New Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Papua New Guinea?: Arable land use per person in Papua New Guinea was 0.0318 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.0538 hectares per person in 1981.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0318 hectares per person in 2023.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for arable land use per person?: Papua New Guinea ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.