Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 190 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 190 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 190 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 70 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 168th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 70 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 70 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 70 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 70 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 71 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 80 1000 ha | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 85 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 89 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 101 1000 ha | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 100 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 99 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 102 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 107 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 106 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 108 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 110 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 111 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 100 1000 ha | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 93 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 95 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 105 1000 ha | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 115 1000 ha | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 120 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 125 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 130 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 135 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 140 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 145 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 150 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 155 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 160 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 170 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 175 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 175 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 180 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 180 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 180 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 180 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 180 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 190 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 190 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 190 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,118 1000 ha, 9% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 190 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 190 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73 1000 ha | 70 1000 ha | 85 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 102.4 1000 ha | 89 1000 ha | 108 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 110.4 1000 ha | 93 1000 ha | 130 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 158.5 1000 ha | 135 1000 ha | 180 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 186 1000 ha | 180 1000 ha | 190 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 190 1000 ha | 190 1000 ha | 190 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 190 1000 ha | 190 1000 ha | 190 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 meadows and pastures — area in Papua New Guinea?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Papua New Guinea was 190 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 190 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 168th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 meadows and pastures — 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.