Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.027 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.027 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 40.7%
World rank
163rd
of 180 countries
All-time high
0.0456 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.027 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 40.7% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0456 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +75.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0046 1000 USD per square kilometre | +122.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0066 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0078 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0068 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0145 1000 USD per square kilometre | +71.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0137 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0143 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0113 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0113 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0115 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0079 1000 USD per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0096 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0117 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0137 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0157 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0178 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0218 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0201 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0204 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0208 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0212 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0219 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0223 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0227 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0244 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0276 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0456 1000 USD per square kilometre | +65.5% |
| 2023 | 0.027 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.027 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.027 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4323 1000 USD per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +122.4% | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0066 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0105 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0102 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0115 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0178 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0312 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0244 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0456 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 160 Madagascar 0.0322 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 161 Botswana 0.0321 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 162 Sudan 0.0298 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 164 Gabon 0.0224 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 165 Namibia 0.019 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 166 Tajikistan 0.0158 1000 USD per square kilometre 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 pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.027 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0456 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.