Cropland — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0001 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
116th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0002 1000 ha per person
in 1978
All-time low
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cropland — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for cropland — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 116th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 72% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 77% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 113 Rwanda 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 114 Dominican Republic 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 115 India 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 117 Madagascar 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 118 New Zealand 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 119 Haiti 0.0001 1000 ha per person 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.