Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0053 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — 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 0.0053 ha per square kilometre for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0053 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, in 1968.
Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +118.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +60.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +370.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +111.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +115.5% |
| 1988 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0053 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0053 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0997 ha per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +370.0% | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +118.3% | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +115.5% | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +111.9% | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 130 Australia 0.0101 ha per square kilometre compare
- 131 Qatar 0.0084 ha per square kilometre compare
- 132 Bahamas 0.0079 ha per square kilometre compare
- 134 Sweden 0.0048 ha per square kilometre compare
- 135 Turkmenistan 0.0043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 136 Saudi Arabia 0.0039 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0053 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — 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
Maize (corn) — 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.