Inland waters — Area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Inland waters — Area was 998 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 998 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 998 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 998 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.42 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 13.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 190 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 62.99 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 885 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 330 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.68 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 86.48 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Papua New Guinea?
- Inland waters — area in Papua New Guinea was 998 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 998 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 998 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for inland waters — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Inland waters — 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.