Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.3813 units per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1965–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.3813 units per square kilometre for landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.3813 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Papua New Guinea 172nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | +146.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0393 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0503 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0564 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0609 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0618 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0663 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0748 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0868 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1033 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1194 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1257 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.132 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1432 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.136 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.137 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1389 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1401 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1407 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1325 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1476 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2012 units per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2676 units per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2871 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3069 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3091 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3204 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3312 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3401 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3489 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3666 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3666 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3666 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3813 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3813 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.967 units per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3813 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.02 units per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +146.3% | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0232 units per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +66.7% | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | 0.0386 units per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +36.3% | 0.1476 units per square kilometre | 0.2012 units per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +33.0% | 0.2012 units per square kilometre | 0.2676 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | 0.0503 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0974 units per square kilometre | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | 0.132 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1453 units per square kilometre | 0.1325 units per square kilometre | 0.2012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3198 units per square kilometre | 0.2676 units per square kilometre | 0.3666 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3715 units per square kilometre | 0.3666 units per square kilometre | 0.3813 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 169 Bhutan 0.4827 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Equatorial Guinea 0.406 units per square kilometre compare
- 171 Bolivia 0.3901 units per square kilometre compare
- 173 Rwanda 0.3389 units per square kilometre compare
- 174 Mongolia 0.3091 units per square kilometre compare
- 175 Burkina Faso 0.3014 units 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 landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.3813 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3813 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions 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.
Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed 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
Landline phone subscriptions 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.