Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Papua New Guinea

Arable land per capita in Papua New Guinea in 2023 — 0.0318 ha/person. Ranked 158 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 13.3%.

2023 0.0318 ha/person −1.79% vs 2022
World rank 158of 206
Period maximum 0.0538 ha/person1981
Period minimum 0.0318 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Papua New Guinea, 1961–20230.030.040.050.0619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.0367 ha/person1963: 0.035 ha/person1965: 0.0335 ha/person1967: 0.0364 ha/person1969: 0.0372 ha/person1971: 0.0421 ha/person1973: 0.0446 ha/person1975: 0.0469 ha/person1977: 0.049 ha/person1979: 0.0538 ha/person1981: 0.0538 ha/person1983: 0.0537 ha/person1985: 0.0526 ha/person1987: 0.0512 ha/person1989: 0.0501 ha/person1991: 0.0477 ha/person1993: 0.0447 ha/person1995: 0.0418 ha/person1997: 0.0395 ha/person1999: 0.0379 ha/person2001: 0.0367 ha/person2003: 0.0367 ha/person2005: 0.0367 ha/person2007: 0.0378 ha/person2009: 0.0405 ha/person2011: 0.0382 ha/person2013: 0.0361 ha/person2015: 0.0366 ha/person2017: 0.036 ha/person2019: 0.0343 ha/person2021: 0.033 ha/person2023: 0.0318 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0049 (−13.35%) Average annual rate: -0.23 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 0.0318 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
East Asia & Pacific 0.0901 ha/person
Melanesia computed 0.0358 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0318 −0.0006 −1.79%
2022 0.0323 −0.0006 −1.86%
2021 0.033 −0.0007 −1.97%
2020 0.0336 −0.0007 −2.11%
2019 0.0343 −0.0008 −2.23%
2018 0.0351 −0.0008 −2.3%
2017 0.036 −0.0004 −1.17%
2016 0.0364 −0.0002 −0.61%
2015 0.0366 −0.0004 −0.97%
2014 0.037 +0.0008 +2.28%
2013 0.0361 −0.001 −2.67%
2012 0.0371 −0.001 −2.75%
2011 0.0382 −0.0011 −2.87%
2010 0.0393 −0.0012 −2.97%
2009 0.0405 −0.0006 −1.37%
2008 0.0411 +0.0033 +8.74%
2007 0.0378 −0.0005 −1.22%
2006 0.0382 +0.0015 +4.13%
2005 0.0367 +0.0004 +1.03%
2004 0.0363 −0.0004 −1.07%
2003 0.0367 −0.0004 −1.07%
2002 0.0371 +0.0005 +1.3%
2001 0.0367 −0.0004 −0.98%
2000 0.037 −0.0009 −2.44%
1999 0.0379 −0.0006 −1.48%
1998 0.0385 −0.001 −2.48%
1997 0.0395 −0.001 −2.51%
1996 0.0405 −0.0013 −3.02%
1995 0.0418 −0.0013 −3.03%
1994 0.0431 −0.0016 −3.56%
1993 0.0447 −0.0014 −3.07%
1992 0.0461 −0.0017 −3.48%
1991 0.0477 −0.0015 −3.12%
1990 0.0493 −0.0008 −1.55%
1989 0.0501 −0.0006 −1.18%
1988 0.0506 −0.0006 −1.09%
1987 0.0512 −0.0008 −1.61%
1986 0.052 −0.0006 −1.06%
1985 0.0526 −0.0003 −0.49%
1984 0.0529 −0.0008 −1.55%
1983 0.0537 +0.0001 +0.16%
1982 0.0536 −0.0002 −0.35%
1981 0.0538 +0.0005 +0.88%
1980 0.0533 −0.0005 −0.86%
1979 0.0538 +0.0005 +0.99%
1978 0.0533 +0.0043 +8.77%
1977 0.049 +0.001 +2.11%
1976 0.048 +0.0011 +2.27%
1975 0.0469 +0.0011 +2.45%
1974 0.0458 +0.0012 +2.63%
1973 0.0446 +0.0012 +2.83%
1972 0.0434 +0.0013 +3.07%
1971 0.0421 +0.0014 +3.37%
1970 0.0407 +0.0035 +9.46%
1969 0.0372 +0.0016 +4.6%
1968 0.0356 −0.0008 −2.23%
1967 0.0364 +0.0014 +3.9%
1966 0.035 +0.0015 +4.34%
1965 0.0335 −0.0007 −2.12%
1964 0.0343 −0.0008 −2.15%
1963 0.035 −0.0008 −2.22%
1962 0.0358 −0.0008 −2.28%
1961 0.0367

Melanesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.