Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Permanent crops — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0001 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 4.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Permanent crops — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for permanent crops — area, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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 Permanent crops — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.