Papua New Guinea Arable Land 1961-2024
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 2021 was 331,000, a 0% increase from 2020.
- Papua New Guinea arable land for 2020 was 331,000, a 0.61% increase from 2019.
- Papua New Guinea arable land for 2019 was 329,000, a 0.3% decline from 2018.
- Papua New Guinea arable land for 2018 was 330,000, a 0% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| India |
154,447,948 |
| Nigeria |
36,872,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
| Pakistan |
30,510,000 |
| Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
| Sudan |
20,994,840 |
| Myanmar |
10,990,000 |
| Bangladesh |
8,110,000 |
| Morocco |
7,512,000 |
| Vietnam |
6,787,000 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
| Kenya |
5,800,000 |
| Philippines |
5,590,000 |
| Angola |
5,373,000 |
| Bolivia |
4,868,367 |
| Ghana |
4,708,900 |
| Cambodia |
4,120,140 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,016,100 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
| Egypt |
3,077,000 |
| Tunisia |
2,831,300 |
| Moldova |
1,711,000 |
| Nicaragua |
1,503,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
| Mongolia |
1,332,800 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,287,400 |
| Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
| Honduras |
1,018,000 |
| El Salvador |
721,000 |
| Republic of Congo |
550,000 |
| Mauritania |
450,000 |
| Lesotho |
429,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
331,000 |
| Georgia |
312,000 |
| Eswatini |
177,000 |
| Timor-Leste |
111,500 |
| Bhutan |
94,000 |
| Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
41,900 |
| Solomon Islands |
23,000 |
| Vanuatu |
20,000 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
4,000 |
| Djibouti |
3,000 |
| Micronesia |
2,000 |
| Kiribati |
2,000 |
| Papua New Guinea Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2021 |
331,000 |
0.03 |
0.73% |
| 2020 |
331,000 |
0.03 |
0.73% |
| 2019 |
329,000 |
0.03 |
0.73% |
| 2018 |
330,000 |
0.04 |
0.73% |
| 2017 |
330,000 |
0.04 |
0.73% |
| 2016 |
326,000 |
0.04 |
0.72% |
| 2015 |
320,000 |
0.04 |
0.71% |
| 2014 |
315,000 |
0.04 |
0.70% |
| 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 |
295,000 |
0.04 |
0.65% |
| 2007 |
263,000 |
0.04 |
0.58% |
| 2006 |
258,000 |
0.04 |
0.57% |
| 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% |
