Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 1.15 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.15.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.3 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.8751, in 1965.
That places Papua New Guinea 17th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9219 | 0.8751 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.12 | 0.9931 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 0.9836 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 14 Switzerland 1.34 compare
- 15 Faroe Islands 1.24 compare
- 16 New Caledonia 1.18 compare
- 18 Mauritius 1.08 compare
- 19 Antigua and Barbuda 1.08 compare
- 20 Puerto Rico 1.05 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Papua New Guinea?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Papua New Guinea was 1.15 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 1982.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8751 in 1965.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 17th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).