Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0183 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0183 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0394 hectares per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0183 hectares per person, in 2023.
Papua New Guinea ranks 167th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0342 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0334 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0327 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.032 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0313 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0311 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0304 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0335 hectares per person | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0347 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0355 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0394 hectares per person | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.038 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0368 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0371 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.038 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0368 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0361 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0353 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0352 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0351 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0347 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0306 hectares per person | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0279 hectares per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0279 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0302 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0324 hectares per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.033 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0337 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0342 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0346 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0348 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0348 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0347 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0346 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0345 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0353 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0351 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0339 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0336 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0325 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0314 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0304 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0294 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.03 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0291 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0282 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0273 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0265 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0257 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0242 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0235 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0229 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0223 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0217 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0212 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0207 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0202 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0198 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0194 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.019 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0186 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0183 hectares per person | -1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0183 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2724 hectares per person, 7% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0183 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0266 hectares per person, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 hectares per person | 0.0304 hectares per person | 0.0347 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0368 hectares per person | 0.0352 hectares per person | 0.0394 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.032 hectares per person | 0.0279 hectares per person | 0.0351 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0346 hectares per person | 0.0336 hectares per person | 0.0353 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.029 hectares per person | 0.0257 hectares per person | 0.0325 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0221 hectares per person | 0.0198 hectares per person | 0.0249 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0188 hectares per person | 0.0183 hectares per person | 0.0194 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 164 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0197 hectares per person compare
- 165 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0192 hectares per person compare
- 166 Qatar 0.0188 hectares per person compare
- 168 Comoros 0.0176 hectares per person compare
- 169 Israel 0.0167 hectares per person compare
- 170 Philippines 0.0131 hectares per person 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 area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0183 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0394 hectares per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0183 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.