Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3162 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3162 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.3185 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.1628 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.3162 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.3185 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1628 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1628 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1634 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1634 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1656 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1656 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1656 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1678 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1722 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1767 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1811 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1833 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1877 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1921 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1987 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2054 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2054 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2076 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2054 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2032 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2054 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2098 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2098 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2164 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2164 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2164 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2186 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2186 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.223 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.223 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2412 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2208 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2208 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2208 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2208 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2208 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2208 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2208 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2208 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2252 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2252 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2252 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2274 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2278 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2297 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2407 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2473 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2539 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2606 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.265 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2667 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2744 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2804 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2855 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2908 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2969 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3016 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.306 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3101 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3144 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3185 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3144 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3158 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3162 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3162 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0781 ha per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3162 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0356 ha per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.167 ha per square kilometre | 0.1628 ha per square kilometre | 0.1767 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.197 ha per square kilometre | 0.1811 ha per square kilometre | 0.2076 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2157 ha per square kilometre | 0.2054 ha per square kilometre | 0.223 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2233 ha per square kilometre | 0.2208 ha per square kilometre | 0.2412 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2403 ha per square kilometre | 0.2252 ha per square kilometre | 0.265 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2927 ha per square kilometre | 0.2667 ha per square kilometre | 0.3144 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3162 ha per square kilometre | 0.3144 ha per square kilometre | 0.3185 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.4674 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Cuba 0.3819 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Ghana 0.3467 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Philippines 0.3043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Guinea 0.3006 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 0.2953 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.3162 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3185 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1628 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 15th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.