Other land — Area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Other land — Area was 9,848 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Other land — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 9,848 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 9,871 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9,744 1000 ha, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 259 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Other land — Area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,744 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 9,761 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 9,773 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 9,766 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 9,781 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 9,787 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 9,787 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,802 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 9,783 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 9,788 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 9,803 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 9,820 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 9,832 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 9,849 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 9,855 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 9,867 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 9,871 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,832 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 9,821 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9,821 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,843 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9,829 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 9,833 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,838 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,823 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 9,811 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 9,826 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9,770 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 9,791 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 9,812 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 9,833 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 9,837 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9,841 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9,845 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9,848 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 9,848 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,185 1000 ha, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 9,848 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 281.86 1000 ha, 34.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,777 1000 ha | 9,744 1000 ha | 9,802 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,837 1000 ha | 9,803 1000 ha | 9,871 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,818 1000 ha | 9,770 1000 ha | 9,843 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,841 1000 ha | 9,833 1000 ha | 9,848 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 53 Melanesia 11,360 1000 ha compare
- 54 Central African Republic 11,337 1000 ha compare
- 55 Colombia 10,814 1000 ha compare
- 57 Sweden 9,690 1000 ha compare
- 58 Philippines 9,675 1000 ha compare
- 59 Tajikistan 9,567 1000 ha 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 other land — area in Papua New Guinea?
- Other land — area in Papua New Guinea was 9,848 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9,871 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,744 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for other land — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 56th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.