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
Latest (2023)
0.42 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
199th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.42 percent
in 2004
All-time low
0.15 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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 199th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.15 percent | — |
| 1962 | 0.15 percent | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.15 percent | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.15 percent | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.15 percent | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.16 percent | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.16 percent | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.18 percent | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.19 percent | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2 percent | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.22 percent | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.22 percent | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.22 percent | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.23 percent | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.24 percent | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.23 percent | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.23 percent | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.23 percent | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.24 percent | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.24 percent | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.25 percent | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.22 percent | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.21 percent | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.21 percent | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.23 percent | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.25 percent | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.26 percent | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.28 percent | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.29 percent | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3 percent | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.31 percent | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.32 percent | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.33 percent | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.34 percent | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.35 percent | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.38 percent | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.39 percent | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.39 percent | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4 percent | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.42 percent | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.42 percent | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.42 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 percent, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.42 percent is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 percent, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 196 South Korea 0.57 percent compare
- 197 Norway 0.48 percent compare
- 198 French Polynesia 0.45 percent compare
- 199 North Korea 0.42 percent compare
- 201 French Guiana 0.31 percent compare
- 202 Solomon Islands 0.29 percent compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
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 199th out of 209 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).