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 156th out of 220 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Inland waters — Area 998 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.42 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 13.52 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 62.99 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 885 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 330 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.68 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 86.48 % (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 156th out of 220 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.