Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0025 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — 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 0.0025 ha per square kilometre for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0041 ha per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +84.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +75.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1968 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +109.3% |
| 1976 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +102.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -50.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +95.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 1984 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +72.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0025 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1621 ha per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0025 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0025 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +109.3% | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +102.0% | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +95.4% | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +84.3% | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 81 Iraq 0.0041 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 0.004 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Colombia 0.0038 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Sri Lanka 0.0015 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 North Macedonia 0.0011 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Slovenia 0.001 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0025 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 ha per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 84th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.