Agricultural land in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Agricultural land was 1.41 million in 2023. β² Rising
Agricultural land in Papua New Guinea, 1961β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.41 million for agricultural land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.41 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 507,000, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 134th out of 227 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 550,444 | 507,000 | 607,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 711,600 | 624,000 | 793,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 833,300 | 792,000 | 906,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 993,000 | 928,000 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 million | 1.09 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million | 1.27 million | 1.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million | 1.41 million | 1.41 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 131 Switzerland 1.49 million compare
- 132 Croatia 1.49 million compare
- 133 Oman 1.47 million compare
- 135 Belgium 1.35 million compare
- 136 North Macedonia 1.25 million compare
- 137 El Salvador 1.20 million 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 17.02 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.02 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land in Papua New Guinea?
- Agricultural land in Papua New Guinea was 1.41 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 507,000 in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for agricultural land?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 134th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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