Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0096 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 151st of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.01 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.011 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0149 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0153 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0153 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0154 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0157 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.016 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0181 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0182 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0187 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0187 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0199 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0201 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0204 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0205 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0206 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0208 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0212 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0226 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0233 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0246 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.025 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0251 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1495 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1424 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0105 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0096 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0115 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0135 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0118 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0151 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.016 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0152 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0171 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0184 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0175 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0199 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0213 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0201 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0238 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0252 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0238 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 148 Cayman Islands 0.0292 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 149 Hong Kong 0.0286 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 150 Yemen 0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 152 Chile 0.0258 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 153 New Zealand 0.0225 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 154 Norway 0.0221 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 151st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.