Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.42 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Papua New Guinea is 0.42 percent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.42 percent in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.15 percent, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.16 percent | 0.15 percent | 0.19 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.226 percent | 0.2 percent | 0.24 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.244 percent | 0.21 percent | 0.29 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.351 percent | 0.3 percent | 0.4 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.412 percent | 0.4 percent | 0.42 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.42 percent | 0.42 percent | 0.42 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.42 percent | 0.42 percent | 0.42 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 195 South Korea 0.57 percent compare
- 196 Norway 0.48 percent compare
- 197 French Polynesia 0.45 percent compare
- 198 North Korea 0.42 percent compare
- 200 French Guiana 0.31 percent compare
- 201 Solomon Islands 0.29 percent compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1159 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0178 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.504 °C (2026)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6022 °C (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.257 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 193.24 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Papua New Guinea was 0.42 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 percent in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 percent in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 198th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).