Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0436 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0436 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
33rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.2213 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0436 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0436 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2213 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0436 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 33rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2213 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2163 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2115 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2069 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2025 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1981 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1937 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1894 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1851 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1807 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1765 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1723 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1683 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1645 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1609 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1574 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.154 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1508 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1476 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1446 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1417 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1387 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1358 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.133 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1302 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1274 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1247 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.122 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1193 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1162 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1126 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1087 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1048 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1011 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0975 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0941 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0908 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0877 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0847 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0818 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0791 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0764 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0739 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0716 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0693 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0671 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.065 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.063 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0611 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0593 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0576 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.056 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0545 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0531 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0505 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0493 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0482 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0471 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0461 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0452 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0444 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0436 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0436 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 3.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0436 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 Square kilometres per person, 6.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2028 Square kilometres per person | 0.1851 Square kilometres per person | 0.2213 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1633 Square kilometres per person | 0.1476 Square kilometres per person | 0.1807 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1317 Square kilometres per person | 0.1193 Square kilometres per person | 0.1446 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0998 Square kilometres per person | 0.0847 Square kilometres per person | 0.1162 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0708 Square kilometres per person | 0.0611 Square kilometres per person | 0.0818 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0528 Square kilometres per person | 0.0471 Square kilometres per person | 0.0593 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0448 Square kilometres per person | 0.0436 Square kilometres per person | 0.0461 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 30 New Zealand 0.0506 Square kilometres per person compare
- 31 Bhutan 0.0485 Square kilometres per person compare
- 32 Niger 0.0484 Square kilometres per person compare
- 34 Brazil 0.0396 Square kilometres per person compare
- 35 Sweden 0.0387 Square kilometres per person compare
- 36 Vanuatu 0.038 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 — land area, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0436 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2213 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0436 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area 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 — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area 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 — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.