Urban area long term, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Urban area long term, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area long term, per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Papua New Guinea 186th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 22% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 21% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 183 Afghanistan 0 units per person compare
- 184 Liechtenstein 0 units per person compare
- 185 Ethiopia 0 units per person compare
- 187 Bangladesh 0 units per person compare
- 188 Madagascar 0 units per person compare
- 189 Saint Lucia 0 units 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 urban area long term, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 186th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor 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
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.