Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0078 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0078 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2188 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2188 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2138 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.209 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2044 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2001 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1957 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1913 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.187 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1826 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1782 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1739 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1698 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1658 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.162 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1583 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1548 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1514 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1482 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1451 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1421 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1391 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1363 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1335 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1306 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1278 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.125 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1223 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1196 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1169 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | -82.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0078 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.003 Square kilometres per person, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0078 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 Square kilometres per person, 5.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -82.5% | 0.1169 Square kilometres per person | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2003 Square kilometres per person | 0.1826 Square kilometres per person | 0.2188 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1607 Square kilometres per person | 0.1451 Square kilometres per person | 0.1782 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1293 Square kilometres per person | 0.1169 Square kilometres per person | 0.1421 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 36 Sweden 0.0093 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Tajikistan 0.0092 Square kilometres per person compare
- 38 Egypt 0.0083 Square kilometres per person compare
- 40 Faroe Islands 0.0075 Square kilometres per person compare
- 41 Iraq 0.0073 Square kilometres per person compare
- 42 Yemen 0.0073 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 — other areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0078 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2188 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.