Cropland use over the long term in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cropland use over the long term was 1.22 million in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
1.22 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.22 million
in 2017
All-time low
429,992
in 1950
Years of data
108
1000β2025
Cropland use over the long term in Papua New Guinea, 1000β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland use over the long term in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.22 million. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland use over the long term in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.22 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 429,992, in 1950.
That places Papua New Guinea 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 771,652 | 771,652 | 771,652 | 1 |
| 1100s | 779,768 | 779,768 | 779,768 | 1 |
| 1200s | 784,528 | 784,528 | 784,528 | 1 |
| 1300s | 784,915 | 784,915 | 784,915 | 1 |
| 1400s | 779,520 | 779,520 | 779,520 | 1 |
| 1500s | 766,287 | 766,287 | 766,287 | 1 |
| 1600s | 742,079 | 742,079 | 742,079 | 1 |
| 1700s | 701,141 | 701,141 | 701,141 | 1 |
| 1710s | 694,865 | 694,865 | 694,865 | 1 |
| 1720s | 688,319 | 688,319 | 688,319 | 1 |
| 1730s | 681,486 | 681,486 | 681,486 | 1 |
| 1740s | 674,348 | 674,348 | 674,348 | 1 |
| 1750s | 666,882 | 666,882 | 666,882 | 1 |
| 1760s | 659,065 | 659,065 | 659,065 | 1 |
| 1770s | 650,872 | 650,872 | 650,872 | 1 |
| 1780s | 642,273 | 642,273 | 642,273 | 1 |
| 1790s | 633,232 | 633,232 | 633,232 | 1 |
| 1800s | 623,714 | 623,714 | 623,714 | 1 |
| 1810s | 613,671 | 613,671 | 613,671 | 1 |
| 1820s | 603,053 | 603,053 | 603,053 | 1 |
| 1830s | 591,800 | 591,800 | 591,800 | 1 |
| 1840s | 579,839 | 579,839 | 579,839 | 1 |
| 1850s | 567,084 | 567,084 | 567,084 | 1 |
| 1860s | 553,432 | 553,432 | 553,432 | 1 |
| 1870s | 538,032 | 538,032 | 538,032 | 1 |
| 1880s | 521,485 | 521,485 | 521,485 | 1 |
| 1890s | 503,588 | 503,588 | 503,588 | 1 |
| 1900s | 484,071 | 484,071 | 484,071 | 1 |
| 1910s | 462,563 | 462,563 | 462,563 | 1 |
| 1920s | 465,012 | 465,012 | 465,012 | 1 |
| 1930s | 462,335 | 462,335 | 462,335 | 1 |
| 1940s | 452,105 | 452,105 | 452,105 | 1 |
| 1950s | 434,642 | 429,992 | 437,406 | 10 |
| 1960s | 473,400 | 437,000 | 522,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 609,200 | 535,000 | 685,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 722,900 | 687,000 | 776,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 834,500 | 793,000 | 901,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 966,300 | 908,000 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 1.08 million | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million | 1.22 million | 1.22 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 104 Kyrgyzstan 1.36 million compare
- 105 Slovak Republic 1.36 million compare
- 106 Dominican Republic 1.23 million compare
- 108 Haiti 1.15 million compare
- 109 Somalia 1.13 million compare
- 110 Eritrea 1.11 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 cropland use over the long term in Papua New Guinea?
- Cropland use over the long term in Papua New Guinea was 1.22 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland use over the long term recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest cropland use over the long term recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 429,992 in 1950.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cropland use over the long term?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland use over the long term rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Cropland use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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