Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 1,738 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Papua New Guinea stood at 1,738 Square kilometres.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,787 Square kilometres in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,738 Square kilometres, in 2020.
That places Papua New Guinea 93rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,775 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 1,780 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,787 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,773 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,738 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1,738 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,777 Square kilometres | 1,775 Square kilometres | 1,780 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,780 Square kilometres | 1,773 Square kilometres | 1,787 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,738 Square kilometres | 1,738 Square kilometres | 1,738 Square kilometres | 2 |
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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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 40.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 40.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Papua New Guinea?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Papua New Guinea was 1,738 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,787 Square kilometres in 2010.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,738 Square kilometres in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 93rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation