Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2004
All-time low
0.0015 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea is 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 160th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.002 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.003 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2063 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0262 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0015 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0019 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.002 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0024 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0021 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0029 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.003 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 157 Marshall Islands 0.0056 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 158 Norway 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 159 French Polynesia 0.0045 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 161 North Korea 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 0.0029 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 163 Cyprus 0.0023 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 160th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. 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 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.