Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 150th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 12% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 47% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 148 Northern Mariana Islands 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 149 United States Virgin Islands 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 151 Qatar 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 152 Comoros 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 153 Israel 0 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 150th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.