Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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 1 ha per square kilometre for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.13 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5145 ha per square kilometre, in 1980.
That places Papua New Guinea 98th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5468 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5579 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5585 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5589 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5576 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5566 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5637 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5546 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5596 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.549 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5523 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5417 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5587 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5631 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5686 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5863 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5841 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5973 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6117 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5145 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5267 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5565 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5741 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6183 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6194 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6249 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6249 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6525 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.668 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6764 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6757 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6867 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6978 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7066 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7132 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7135 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6491 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7177 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7266 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7354 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5985 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6117 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6232 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5873 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6276 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.643 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7889 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7492 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7537 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.789 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8067 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8134 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8223 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8463 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8668 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8792 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9286 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9405 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9774 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.44 ha per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.09 ha per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +25.3% | 0.8792 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5571 ha per square kilometre | 0.5468 ha per square kilometre | 0.5637 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5713 ha per square kilometre | 0.5417 ha per square kilometre | 0.6117 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.598 ha per square kilometre | 0.5145 ha per square kilometre | 0.668 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6963 ha per square kilometre | 0.6491 ha per square kilometre | 0.7266 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6718 ha per square kilometre | 0.5873 ha per square kilometre | 0.7889 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9164 ha per square kilometre | 0.789 ha per square kilometre | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9627 ha per square kilometre | 0.9286 ha per square kilometre | 1 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 1 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5145 ha per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 98th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.