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Land area — Papua New Guinea

Land area in Papua New Guinea in 2023 — 452,860 km². Ranked 54 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 452,860 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 54of 215
Period maximum 452,860 km²1961
Period minimum 452,860 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023400,000425,000450,000475,000500,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 452,860 km²1963: 452,860 km²1965: 452,860 km²1967: 452,860 km²1969: 452,860 km²1971: 452,860 km²1973: 452,860 km²1975: 452,860 km²1977: 452,860 km²1979: 452,860 km²1981: 452,860 km²1983: 452,860 km²1985: 452,860 km²1987: 452,860 km²1989: 452,860 km²1991: 452,860 km²1993: 452,860 km²1995: 452,860 km²1997: 452,860 km²1999: 452,860 km²2001: 452,860 km²2003: 452,860 km²2005: 452,860 km²2007: 452,860 km²2009: 452,860 km²2011: 452,860 km²2013: 452,860 km²2015: 452,860 km²2017: 452,860 km²2019: 452,860 km²2021: 452,860 km²2023: 452,860 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Papua New Guinea 452,860 km²
World 130M km²
East Asia & Pacific 24.45M km²
Melanesia computed 529,590 km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 21.64M km²
Land area — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 452,860 +0 +0%
2022 452,860 +0 +0%
2021 452,860 +0 +0%
2020 452,860 +0 +0%
2019 452,860 +0 +0%
2018 452,860 +0 +0%
2017 452,860 +0 +0%
2016 452,860 +0 +0%
2015 452,860 +0 +0%
2014 452,860 +0 +0%
2013 452,860 +0 +0%
2012 452,860 +0 +0%
2011 452,860 +0 +0%
2010 452,860 +0 +0%
2009 452,860 +0 +0%
2008 452,860 +0 +0%
2007 452,860 +0 +0%
2006 452,860 +0 +0%
2005 452,860 +0 +0%
2004 452,860 +0 +0%
2003 452,860 +0 +0%
2002 452,860 +0 +0%
2001 452,860 +0 +0%
2000 452,860 +0 +0%
1999 452,860 +0 +0%
1998 452,860 +0 +0%
1997 452,860 +0 +0%
1996 452,860 +0 +0%
1995 452,860 +0 +0%
1994 452,860 +0 +0%
1993 452,860 +0 +0%
1992 452,860 +0 +0%
1991 452,860 +0 +0%
1990 452,860 +0 +0%
1989 452,860 +0 +0%
1988 452,860 +0 +0%
1987 452,860 +0 +0%
1986 452,860 +0 +0%
1985 452,860 +0 +0%
1984 452,860 +0 +0%
1983 452,860 +0 +0%
1982 452,860 +0 +0%
1981 452,860 +0 +0%
1980 452,860 +0 +0%
1979 452,860 +0 +0%
1978 452,860 +0 +0%
1977 452,860 +0 +0%
1976 452,860 +0 +0%
1975 452,860 +0 +0%
1974 452,860 +0 +0%
1973 452,860 +0 +0%
1972 452,860 +0 +0%
1971 452,860 +0 +0%
1970 452,860 +0 +0%
1969 452,860 +0 +0%
1968 452,860 +0 +0%
1967 452,860 +0 +0%
1966 452,860 +0 +0%
1965 452,860 +0 +0%
1964 452,860 +0 +0%
1963 452,860 +0 +0%
1962 452,860 +0 +0%
1961 452,860 — —

Melanesia, 2023

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

PG Papua New Guinea 452,860 SB Solomon Islands 27,990 NC New Caledonia 18,280 FJ Fiji 18,270 VU Vanuatu 12,190
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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