FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre was 2.68 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.68 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 208 countries
All-time high
2.68 hectares per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.965 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.68 hectares per square kilometre for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.68 hectares per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.965 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 179th 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.
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.965 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9871 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9959 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.06 hectares per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 1.06 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.05 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 1.12 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 1.15 hectares per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 1.18 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.21 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.23 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.28 hectares per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 1.33 hectares per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1.37 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.41 hectares per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.44 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.49 hectares per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.51 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.52 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.53 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.53 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.54 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.57 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.6 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.64 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.64 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.68 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.71 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.75 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.76 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.81 hectares per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.82 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.84 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.87 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.87 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.96 hectares per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 1.99 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.02 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.04 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.06 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.08 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.12 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.26 hectares per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 2.33 hectares per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.38 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.38 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.42 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.42 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.42 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.46 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.5 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.51 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.68 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.46 hectares per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.68 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.23 hectares per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 hectares per square kilometre | 0.965 hectares per square kilometre | 1.15 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 hectares per square kilometre | 1.18 hectares per square kilometre | 1.51 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6 hectares per square kilometre | 1.52 hectares per square kilometre | 1.71 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 hectares per square kilometre | 1.75 hectares per square kilometre | 1.99 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 hectares per square kilometre | 2.01 hectares per square kilometre | 2.38 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 hectares per square kilometre | 2.38 hectares per square kilometre | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 176 Micronesia (country) 2.86 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 176 Hong Kong 2.86 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 178 Yemen 2.75 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 180 Chile 2.58 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 181 New Zealand 2.25 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 182 Norway 2.21 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 fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 2.68 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 hectares per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.965 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land 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.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land 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
FAO projections of arable land 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.