Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.5353 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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 0.5353 ha per square kilometre for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.5393 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2535 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 58th out of 169 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2535 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2568 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2591 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2648 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2685 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2707 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2761 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2827 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2897 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2966 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3003 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3081 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3134 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3282 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.337 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3403 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3458 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3463 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3463 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3495 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3554 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3572 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3649 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3667 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3682 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3712 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3723 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3784 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3797 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3999 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3798 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3788 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3813 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3767 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3725 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3697 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3791 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3852 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3959 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4011 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4088 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4188 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4226 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4264 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4396 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.45 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4597 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4722 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4796 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4758 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4893 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4808 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4922 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4997 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5091 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5161 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5223 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.528 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5338 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5393 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5343 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5348 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5353 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2691 ha per square kilometre | 0.2535 ha per square kilometre | 0.2897 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3262 ha per square kilometre | 0.2966 ha per square kilometre | 0.3463 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3663 ha per square kilometre | 0.3495 ha per square kilometre | 0.3797 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3819 ha per square kilometre | 0.3697 ha per square kilometre | 0.3999 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4379 ha per square kilometre | 0.4011 ha per square kilometre | 0.4796 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5047 ha per square kilometre | 0.4758 ha per square kilometre | 0.5338 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5359 ha per square kilometre | 0.5343 ha per square kilometre | 0.5393 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 55 Senegal 0.5859 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Sri Lanka 0.5791 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Solomon Islands 0.541 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Congo 0.4924 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 North Macedonia 0.4859 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Paraguay 0.4756 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.5353 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5393 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2535 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 58th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.