Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre was 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0086 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
176th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0086 hectares per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0015 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 176th out of 181 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.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 hectares per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 hectares per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.003 hectares per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 hectares per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.004 hectares per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 hectares per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0045 hectares per square kilometre | +84.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0038 hectares per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre | +65.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0071 hectares per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.005 hectares per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 hectares per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0044 hectares per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 hectares per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.005 hectares per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 hectares per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 hectares per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 hectares per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 hectares per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 hectares per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 hectares per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 hectares per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.008 hectares per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.008 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0081 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 hectares per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.008 hectares per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0085 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0084 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0084 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.29 hectares per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.34 hectares per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre 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 | +84.8% | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0045 hectares per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +65.3% | 0.0038 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre |
| 1979 | -48.8% | 0.0071 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +48.8% | 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre | 0.005 hectares per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +49.1% | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre | 0.003 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.004 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0071 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.005 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.007 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre | 0.008 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0084 hectares per square kilometre | 0.008 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 173 New Caledonia 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 174 United Arab Emirates 0.0133 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 175 Qatar 0.0105 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 177 Bahamas 0.0079 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 178 Djibouti 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 179 Hong Kong 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 179 Saint Lucia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 179 Malta 0 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 176th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (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.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, 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
Land under cereal production (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.