Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0445 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0445 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
36th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.2262 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0445 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total 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 — total area, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0445 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. 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 — total area, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2262 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0445 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 36th 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 — Total area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2262 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.221 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2161 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2115 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.207 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2025 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.198 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1936 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1892 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1847 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1803 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1761 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.172 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1681 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1644 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1609 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1574 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1541 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1509 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1478 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1448 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1418 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1388 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1359 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.133 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1302 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1274 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1247 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1219 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1188 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1151 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1111 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1071 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1033 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0997 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0962 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0928 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0896 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0865 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0836 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0808 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0781 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0756 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0731 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0708 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0686 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0665 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0644 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0625 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0606 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0589 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0573 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0557 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0543 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0529 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0516 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0504 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0493 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0482 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0472 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0462 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0454 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0445 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0126 Square kilometres per person, 3.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0445 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 Square kilometres per person, 6.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2072 Square kilometres per person | 0.1892 Square kilometres per person | 0.2262 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1669 Square kilometres per person | 0.1509 Square kilometres per person | 0.1847 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1346 Square kilometres per person | 0.1219 Square kilometres per person | 0.1478 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.102 Square kilometres per person | 0.0865 Square kilometres per person | 0.1188 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0724 Square kilometres per person | 0.0625 Square kilometres per person | 0.0836 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0539 Square kilometres per person | 0.0482 Square kilometres per person | 0.0606 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0458 Square kilometres per person | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | 0.0472 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 33 Sweden 0.0502 Square kilometres per person compare
- 34 Bhutan 0.0488 Square kilometres per person compare
- 35 Niger 0.0484 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Brazil 0.0403 Square kilometres per person compare
- 38 Chile 0.0385 Square kilometres per person compare
- 39 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 — total area, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0445 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2262 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0445 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.