Land area — Area in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Land area — Area was 45,286 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
45,286 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 248 countries
All-time high
45,286 1000 ha
in 1961
All-time low
45,286 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 45,286 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 45,286 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 45,286 1000 ha, in 1961.

That places Papua New Guinea 58th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 9
1970s 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 10
1980s 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 10
1990s 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 10
2000s 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 10
2010s 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 10
2020s 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 45,286 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 55 Spain 49,969 1000 ha compare
  2. 56 Cameroon 47,271 1000 ha compare
  3. 57 Turkmenistan 46,993 1000 ha compare
  4. 59 Morocco 44,630 1000 ha compare
  5. 60 Uzbekistan 43,851 1000 ha compare
  6. 61 Iraq 43,413 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area in Papua New Guinea?
Land area — area in Papua New Guinea was 45,286 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 45,286 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 45,286 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for land area — area?
Papua New Guinea ranks 58th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area — 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 Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
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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.