Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0086 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0086 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
155th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.0087 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0015 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0086 ha per square kilometre for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0087 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +84.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +65.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 152 New Caledonia 0.0177 ha per square kilometre compare
- 153 United Arab Emirates 0.0132 ha per square kilometre compare
- 154 Qatar 0.0105 ha per square kilometre compare
- 156 Bahamas 0.0079 ha per square kilometre compare
- 157 Djibouti 0.0004 ha per square kilometre compare
- 158 Saint Lucia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 158 Malta 0 ha 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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0086 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 155th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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.