Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 13.52 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Papua New Guinea stood at 13.52 %.
That represents a change of down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Papua New Guinea peaked at 17.11 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 11.74 %, in 1983.
That places Papua New Guinea 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.54 % | — |
| 1962 | 13.28 % | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 13.18 % | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 12.5 % | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 12.86 % | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 12.5 % | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 13.63 % | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 14 % | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 14.26 % | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 15.59 % | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 15.2 % | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 14.62 % | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 14.49 % | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 14.74 % | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 14.23 % | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 13.98 % | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 13.54 % | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 13.62 % | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 13.8 % | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 13.82 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 12.58 % | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 11.74 % | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 11.77 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 12.68 % | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 13.43 % | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 13.92 % | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 14.09 % | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 14.35 % | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 14.55 % | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 15.01 % | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 15.39 % | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 15.45 % | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 15.85 % | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 16.1 % | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 16.73 % | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 17.11 % | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 16.45 % | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 16.65 % | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 16.54 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 16.47 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 16.32 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 16.25 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.92 % | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 16.77 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.51 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 15.68 % | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 15.26 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 15 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 15 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.77 % | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 14.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.56 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.37 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.31 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.52 % | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 13.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.52 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.11 % | 12.5 % | 14 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.43 % | 13.54 % | 15.59 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.22 % | 11.74 % | 14.35 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.93 % | 14.55 % | 17.11 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.17 % | 15 % | 16.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.31 % | 13.52 % | 15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.52 % | 13.52 % | 13.52 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0023 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Papua New Guinea?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Papua New Guinea was 13.52 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.11 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.74 % in 1983.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 — 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.