Projections for global peak agricultural land in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Projections for global peak agricultural land was 1.41 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.41 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 227 countries
All-time high
1.41 million hectares
in 2017
All-time low
507,000 hectares
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Projections for global peak agricultural land in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.41 million hectares for projections for global peak agricultural land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, projections for global peak agricultural land in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.41 million hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 507,000 hectares, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 134th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Projections for global peak agricultural land in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 507,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 517,000 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 521,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 550,000 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 550,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 547,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 568,000 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 587,000 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 607,000 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 624,000 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 648,000 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 658,000 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 677,000 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 704,000 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 726,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 745,000 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 758,000 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 783,000 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 793,000 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 797,000 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 803,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 795,000 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 792,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 807,000 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 828,000 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 856,000 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 862,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 887,000 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 906,000 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 928,000 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 933,000 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 942,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 971,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 978,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 994,000 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.02 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.09 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.09 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.11 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.12 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.13 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.21 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.25 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.27 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.29 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.29 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.30 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.32 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million hectares | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1.41 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.41 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 550,444 hectares | 507,000 hectares | 607,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 711,600 hectares | 624,000 hectares | 793,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 833,300 hectares | 792,000 hectares | 906,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 993,000 hectares | 928,000 hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 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 projections for global peak agricultural land in Papua New Guinea?
- Projections for global peak agricultural land in Papua New Guinea was 1.41 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest projections for global peak agricultural land recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest projections for global peak agricultural land recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 507,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for projections for global peak agricultural land?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 134th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is projections for global peak agricultural land rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Projections for global peak agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.