Land area (sq. km), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0436 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0436 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2213 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0436 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2213 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2163 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2115 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2069 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2025 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1981 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1937 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1894 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1851 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1807 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1765 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1723 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1683 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1645 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1609 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1574 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.154 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1508 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1476 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1446 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1417 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1387 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1358 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.133 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1302 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1274 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1247 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.122 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1193 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1162 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1126 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1087 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1048 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1011 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0975 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0941 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0908 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0877 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0847 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0818 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0791 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0764 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0739 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0716 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0693 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0671 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.065 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.063 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0611 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0593 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0576 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.056 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0545 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0531 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0518 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0505 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0493 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0482 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0471 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0461 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0452 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0444 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0436 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2028 sq. km per person | 0.1851 sq. km per person | 0.2213 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1633 sq. km per person | 0.1476 sq. km per person | 0.1807 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1317 sq. km per person | 0.1193 sq. km per person | 0.1446 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0998 sq. km per person | 0.0847 sq. km per person | 0.1162 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0708 sq. km per person | 0.0611 sq. km per person | 0.0818 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0528 sq. km per person | 0.0471 sq. km per person | 0.0593 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0448 sq. km per person | 0.0436 sq. km per person | 0.0461 sq. km per person | 4 |
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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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0436 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2213 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0436 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.