Permanent crops — Area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Permanent crops — Area was 885 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area in Papua New Guinea stood at 885 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 885 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 362 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 52nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 362 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 372 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 376 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 405 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 405 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 396 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 412 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 422 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 431 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 433 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 439 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 444 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 458 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 476 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 487 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 501 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 508 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 517 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 520 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 520 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 520 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 520 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 520 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 532 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 540 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 556 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 556 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 574 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 586 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 601 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 601 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 605 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 628 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 630 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 640 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 651 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 651 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 690 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 698 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 703 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 703 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 703 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 703 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 703 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 703 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 703 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 759 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 760 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 777 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 777 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 796 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 800 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 812 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 812 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 885 1000 ha | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 885 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 885 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 885 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 885 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 885 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 885 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 885 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 885 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 250.5 1000 ha, 3.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 885 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.9 1000 ha, 13.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 397.89 1000 ha | 362 1000 ha | 431 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 478.3 1000 ha | 433 1000 ha | 520 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 542.4 1000 ha | 520 1000 ha | 586 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 639.5 1000 ha | 601 1000 ha | 698 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 721.7 1000 ha | 703 1000 ha | 777 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 824.4 1000 ha | 777 1000 ha | 885 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 885 1000 ha | 885 1000 ha | 885 1000 ha | 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)
- 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 permanent crops — area in Papua New Guinea?
- Permanent crops — area in Papua New Guinea was 885 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 885 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 362 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for permanent crops — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Permanent crops — 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.