Papua New Guinea Arable Land 1961-2023

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Papua New Guinea arable land for 2020 was 300,000, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Papua New Guinea arable land for 2019 was 300,000, a 0% increase from 2018.
  • Papua New Guinea arable land for 2018 was 300,000, a 0% increase from 2017.
  • Papua New Guinea arable land for 2017 was 300,000, a 0% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Hectares
India 155,369,076
Nigeria 35,000,000
Ukraine 32,924,000
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Indonesia 26,300,000
Sudan 20,994,840
Myanmar 11,018,000
Bangladesh 8,000,000
Morocco 7,649,000
Vietnam 6,787,000
Cameroon 6,200,000
Kenya 5,800,000
Philippines 5,590,000
Angola 4,900,000
Bolivia 4,540,000
Uzbekistan 4,023,000
Cambodia 3,876,000
Zambia 3,800,000
Egypt 3,365,000
Tunisia 2,595,000
Ghana 2,513,400
Moldova 1,699,800
Nicaragua 1,504,000
Sri Lanka 1,372,000
Mongolia 1,340,480
Kyrgyz Republic 1,287,400
Lao PDR 1,224,000
Honduras 1,020,000
El Salvador 721,000
Lesotho 596,000
Republic of Congo 550,000
Mauritania 400,000
Georgia 310,000
Papua New Guinea 300,000
Eswatini 175,000
Timor-Leste 111,500
Bhutan 94,000
West Bank and Gaza 69,800
Cabo Verde 50,000
Vanuatu 20,000
Solomon Islands 20,000
Sao Tome and Principe 4,000
Micronesia 2,000
Djibouti 2,000
Kiribati 2,000
Papua New Guinea Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2020 300,000 0.03 0.66%
2019 300,000 0.03 0.66%
2018 300,000 0.03 0.66%
2017 300,000 0.03 0.66%
2016 300,000 0.03 0.66%
2015 300,000 0.03 0.66%
2014 300,000 0.04 0.66%
2013 300,000 0.04 0.66%
2012 300,000 0.04 0.66%
2011 300,000 0.04 0.66%
2010 300,000 0.04 0.66%
2009 300,000 0.04 0.66%
2008 300,000 0.04 0.66%
2007 250,000 0.04 0.55%
2006 250,000 0.04 0.55%
2005 240,000 0.04 0.53%
2004 230,000 0.04 0.51%
2003 225,000 0.04 0.50%
2002 220,000 0.04 0.49%
2001 210,000 0.04 0.46%
2000 205,000 0.04 0.45%
1999 203,000 0.04 0.45%
1998 199,000 0.04 0.44%
1997 197,000 0.04 0.44%
1996 195,000 0.04 0.43%
1995 194,000 0.04 0.43%
1994 193,000 0.04 0.43%
1993 193,000 0.05 0.43%
1992 192,000 0.05 0.42%
1991 192,000 0.05 0.42%
1990 192,000 0.05 0.42%
1989 190,000 0.05 0.42%
1988 188,000 0.05 0.42%
1987 186,000 0.05 0.41%
1986 185,000 0.05 0.41%
1985 183,000 0.05 0.40%
1984 180,000 0.05 0.40%
1983 179,000 0.05 0.40%
1982 175,000 0.05 0.39%
1981 172,000 0.05 0.38%
1980 167,000 0.05 0.37%
1979 165,000 0.05 0.36%
1978 160,000 0.05 0.35%
1977 144,000 0.05 0.32%
1976 138,000 0.05 0.30%
1975 132,000 0.05 0.29%
1974 126,000 0.05 0.28%
1973 120,000 0.04 0.27%
1972 114,000 0.04 0.25%
1971 108,000 0.04 0.24%
1970 102,000 0.04 0.23%
1969 91,000 0.04 0.20%
1968 85,000 0.04 0.19%
1967 85,000 0.04 0.19%
1966 80,000 0.04 0.18%
1965 75,000 0.03 0.17%
1964 75,000 0.03 0.17%
1963 75,000 0.04 0.17%
1962 75,000 0.04 0.17%
1961 75,000 0.04 0.17%