Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 195.2 Square kilometres in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Papua New Guinea, 2006–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Papua New Guinea is 195.2 Square kilometres, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Papua New Guinea peaked at 880.1 Square kilometres in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25 Square kilometres, in 2006.
That places Papua New Guinea 72nd out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 25 Square kilometres | — |
| 2007 | 25 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33 Square kilometres | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 32 Square kilometres | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 113 Square kilometres | +253.1% |
| 2012 | 118 Square kilometres | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 209 Square kilometres | +77.1% |
| 2014 | 198 Square kilometres | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 158 Square kilometres | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 156 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 137 Square kilometres | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 495.7 Square kilometres | +261.8% |
| 2019 | 247 Square kilometres | -50.2% |
| 2020 | 724.8 Square kilometres | +193.4% |
| 2021 | 880.1 Square kilometres | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 197.2 Square kilometres | -77.6% |
| 2023 | 101.9 Square kilometres | -48.3% |
| 2024 | 195.2 Square kilometres | +91.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27 Square kilometres | 25 Square kilometres | 33 Square kilometres | 4 |
| 2010s | 186.37 Square kilometres | 32 Square kilometres | 495.7 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 419.84 Square kilometres | 101.9 Square kilometres | 880.1 Square kilometres | 5 |
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- 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 — Import quantity, annual growth rate 7.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0009 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 28.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Papua New Guinea?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Papua New Guinea was 195.2 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 880.1 Square kilometres in 2021.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 Square kilometres in 2006.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata