Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre was 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7287 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
191st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.7287 hectares per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.1656 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea is 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 191st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1767 hectares per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1877 hectares per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2009 hectares per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2252 hectares per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2385 hectares per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2517 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.265 hectares per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2782 hectares per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2915 hectares per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3047 hectares per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.318 hectares per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3533 hectares per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3644 hectares per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3688 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3798 hectares per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3864 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3953 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3975 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4041 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4085 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4107 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4151 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.424 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.424 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.424 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4262 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4262 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4284 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4306 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.435 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4394 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4483 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4527 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4637 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4858 hectares per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4968 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5079 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.53 hectares per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5697 hectares per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5808 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6514 hectares per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6625 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6625 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6625 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6625 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6625 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6956 hectares per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7066 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7199 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.39 hectares per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.35 hectares per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1757 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2009 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2891 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2252 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3644 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3986 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3688 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4306 hectares per square kilometre | 0.424 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4483 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5401 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4527 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6625 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6958 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6625 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 188 Singapore 0.7799 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 189 Brunei 0.759 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 190 Mongolia 0.7336 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 192 French Polynesia 0.7203 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 0.7094 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 194 Montenegro 0.6729 hectares per square kilometre 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 arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) 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.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Arable land (hectares) 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.