Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4196 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
189th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.4196 hectares per square kilometre
in 2004
All-time low
0.1546 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1546 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 189th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1546 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1546 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1546 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1546 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1546 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1568 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1568 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1767 hectares per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1877 hectares per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1965 hectares per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.223 hectares per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2208 hectares per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2186 hectares per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2252 hectares per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2363 hectares per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2341 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2341 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2341 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2385 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2429 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2451 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2208 hectares per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2054 hectares per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2098 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2319 hectares per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2539 hectares per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.265 hectares per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.276 hectares per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2871 hectares per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2981 hectares per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3091 hectares per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3202 hectares per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3312 hectares per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3423 hectares per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3533 hectares per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3754 hectares per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3864 hectares per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3864 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3975 hectares per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3975 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3975 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3975 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3975 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 hectares per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 hectares per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1612 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1546 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1877 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2261 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1965 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2385 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2438 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2054 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2871 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.35 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2981 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3975 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4107 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3975 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 186 South Korea 0.5738 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 187 Norway 0.4832 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 188 French Polynesia 0.4509 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 190 North Korea 0.4152 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 191 Solomon Islands 0.2858 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 192 Cyprus 0.2277 hectares per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1546 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 189th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
Area of permanent meadows and pastures 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.