Cropland — Area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cropland — Area was 1,215 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area in Papua New Guinea is 1,215 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,215 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 447 1000 ha, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 252 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.
Cropland — Area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 447 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 457 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 461 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 490 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 490 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 481 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 497 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 507 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 522 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 535 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 547 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 558 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 578 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 602 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 619 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 639 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 652 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 677 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 685 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 687 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 692 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 695 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 699 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 712 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 723 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 741 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 742 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 762 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 776 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 793 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 793 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 797 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 821 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 823 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 834 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 846 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 848 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 889 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 901 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 908 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 913 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 923 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 928 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 933 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 943 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 961 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,022 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1,055 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1,077 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,077 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,096 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,096 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,096 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,115 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,132 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,138 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,215 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1,215 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,215 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,215 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,215 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,215 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,215 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,215 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1,215 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,874 1000 ha, 65% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1,215 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 129.14 1000 ha, 9.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 483.56 1000 ha | 447 1000 ha | 522 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 609.2 1000 ha | 535 1000 ha | 685 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 722.9 1000 ha | 687 1000 ha | 776 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 834.5 1000 ha | 793 1000 ha | 901 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 966.3 1000 ha | 908 1000 ha | 1,077 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,140 1000 ha | 1,077 1000 ha | 1,215 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,215 1000 ha | 1,215 1000 ha | 1,215 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Papua New Guinea?
- Cropland — area in Papua New Guinea was 1,215 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,215 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 447 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cropland — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 128th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Cropland — 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.