Cropland — Area per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.11 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.23 ha/cap in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.11 ha/cap, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 156th of 250 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 | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.22 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.22 ha/cap | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.23 ha/cap | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.21 ha/cap | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.15 ha/cap | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.11 ha/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.17 ha/cap, 65% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.11 ha/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.135 ha/cap, 81% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2156 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.217 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.183 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.151 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.133 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.118 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 156 Costa Rica 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 Georgia 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 Haiti 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 Madagascar 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 New Zealand 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 Slovenia 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 Sri Lanka 0.11 ha/cap 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)
- 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 per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Cropland — area per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 ha/cap in 1978.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 156th out of 250 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 15.4%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.