Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 62.99 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Papua New Guinea stood at 62.99 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Papua New Guinea peaked at 72.54 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 61.04 %, in 2008.
Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.47 % | 70.02 % | 72.54 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.28 % | 65.57 % | 69.39 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.1 % | 64.5 % | 65.92 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.4 % | 63.64 % | 64.85 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.68 % | 61.04 % | 64.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.99 % | 61.14 % | 62.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.99 % | 62.99 % | 62.99 % | 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 18.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.15 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 19.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Papua New Guinea?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Papua New Guinea was 62.99 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 72.54 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.04 % in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 14th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.