Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0012 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0012 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
107th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0023 Square kilometres per person
in 1978
All-time low
0.0012 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0012 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — cropland, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0023 Square kilometres per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0012 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 Square kilometres per person, 63% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0012 Square kilometres per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0013 Square kilometres per person, 91% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 104 Burundi 0.0012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 105 Iraq 0.0012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 106 India 0.0012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 108 Venezuela 0.0012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 109 Sri Lanka 0.0012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 110 Georgia 0.0012 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0012 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 Square kilometres per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 107th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.