Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0004 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0004 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0011 hectares per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 hectares per person, in 1986.
Papua New Guinea ranks 167th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -13.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 hectares per person | +33.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 hectares per person | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -20.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -29.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 hectares per person | +80.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 0.001 hectares per person | +61.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 hectares per person | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -49.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 hectares per person | +45.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 hectares per person | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -31.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -36.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +45.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +20.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -1.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0004 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0641 hectares per person, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0004 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.034 hectares per person, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +80.7% | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person |
| 1977 | +61.8% | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person |
| 1979 | -49.9% | 0.0011 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person |
| 1987 | +45.9% | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person |
| 1981 | +45.8% | 0.0005 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0011 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0008 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 164 New Caledonia 0.001 hectares per person compare
- 165 Jamaica 0.0007 hectares per person compare
- 166 Kuwait 0.0004 hectares per person compare
- 168 Puerto Rico 0.0003 hectares per person compare
- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0003 hectares per person compare
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0003 hectares per person 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0004 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 hectares per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 hectares per person in 1986.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 167th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, 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 under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.