Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1021 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea is 0.1021 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.1021 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0275 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Papua New Guinea 129th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0301 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0342 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0361 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0385 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0394 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0417 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0482 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.052 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0534 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0578 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0593 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0641 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0652 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0664 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0675 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0708 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0755 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0781 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0822 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0844 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0866 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0811 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0866 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0882 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0888 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0878 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0878 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0911 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0933 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0911 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0911 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0933 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0945 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0952 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0969 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0979 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0987 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0996 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1014 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1014 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1017 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1021 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0425 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | 0.0482 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0711 ha per square kilometre | 0.0641 ha per square kilometre | 0.0822 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0876 ha per square kilometre | 0.0811 ha per square kilometre | 0.0933 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0959 ha per square kilometre | 0.0911 ha per square kilometre | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1017 ha per square kilometre | 0.1014 ha per square kilometre | 0.1021 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 126 Angola 0.1094 ha per square kilometre compare
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- 128 Colombia 0.1028 ha per square kilometre compare
- 130 South Sudan 0.0977 ha per square kilometre compare
- 131 Eswatini 0.0952 ha per square kilometre compare
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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 vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.1021 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1021 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0275 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 129th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — 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
Vegetables Primary — 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.