Agricultural land use, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.1352 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.1352 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita 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 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2607 hectares per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1352 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 157th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2478 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2469 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2433 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2513 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.246 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2393 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.243 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2455 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2481 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.249 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2525 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2503 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2516 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2558 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2579 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2589 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2578 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2607 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2585 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2545 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2512 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2435 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2376 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.237 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.238 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2408 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2373 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.239 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2387 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2382 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.232 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2261 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2247 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2183 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.214 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2111 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2051 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2059 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2021 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1965 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1908 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1862 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1809 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1775 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1734 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1706 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1741 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1733 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1711 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.166 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1636 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1591 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1549 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1531 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1512 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1482 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1531 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1496 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1462 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1431 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1403 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1377 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1352 hectares per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2457 hectares per person | 0.2393 hectares per person | 0.2513 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2553 hectares per person | 0.249 hectares per person | 0.2607 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2418 hectares per person | 0.237 hectares per person | 0.2545 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2177 hectares per person | 0.2021 hectares per person | 0.2382 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1794 hectares per person | 0.1706 hectares per person | 0.1965 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1545 hectares per person | 0.1462 hectares per person | 0.166 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1391 hectares per person | 0.1352 hectares per person | 0.1431 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 154 Pakistan 0.1454 hectares per person compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 0.1365 hectares per person compare
- 156 Sri Lanka 0.1364 hectares per person compare
- 158 Rwanda 0.1349 hectares per person compare
- 159 Liechtenstein 0.1298 hectares per person compare
- 160 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1283 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 495.76 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8422 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.1352 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2607 hectares per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1352 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 157th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use 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)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.