Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 0.42 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 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 land area in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.42 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.42 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.15 %, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 195th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.16 % | 0.15 % | 0.19 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.226 % | 0.2 % | 0.24 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.244 % | 0.21 % | 0.29 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.351 % | 0.3 % | 0.4 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.412 % | 0.4 % | 0.42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.42 % | 0.42 % | 0.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.42 % | 0.42 % | 0.42 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 192 Republic of Korea 0.57 % compare
- 193 Norway 0.48 % compare
- 194 French Polynesia 0.44 % compare
- 196 Solomon Islands 0.41 % compare
- 197 French Guiana 0.27 % compare
- 198 Cyprus 0.22 % 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)
- 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 meadows and pastures — share in land area in Papua New Guinea?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Papua New Guinea was 0.42 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 % in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 195th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land 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 — Share in Land 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.