Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0002 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0002 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
140th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0004 Square kilometres per person
in 1971
All-time low
0.0002 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0002 Square kilometres per person. 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 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0002 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0002 Square kilometres per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002 Square kilometres per person, 76% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 138 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 139 Qatar 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 141 Comoros 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 142 Israel 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 143 Philippines 0.0001 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0002 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.