Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.9927 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9927 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.02 ha per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.7973 ha per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023

00.250.50.7511990200620231990: 0.797 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.797 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.797 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.797 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.797 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.876 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.875 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.881 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.902 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.949 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.998 ha per square kilometre2001: 1 ha per square kilometre2002: 1 ha per square kilometre2003: 1 ha per square kilometre2004: 1 ha per square kilometre2005: 1 ha per square kilometre2006: 1 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.994 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.973 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.965 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.964 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.962 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.961 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.959 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.955 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.955 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.948 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.947 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.952 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.96 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.976 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.985 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.993 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.993 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.9927 ha per square kilometre for cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.02 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7973 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.

Papua New Guinea ranks 16th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.7973 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.7973 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.7973 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.7973 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.7973 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.8761 ha per square kilometre +9.9%
1996 0.875 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
1997 0.881 ha per square kilometre +0.7%
1998 0.9022 ha per square kilometre +2.4%
1999 0.9493 ha per square kilometre +5.2%
2000 0.9978 ha per square kilometre +5.1%
2001 1.01 ha per square kilometre +1.6%
2002 1.02 ha per square kilometre +1.0%
2003 1.02 ha per square kilometre -0.7%
2004 1.02 ha per square kilometre +0.4%
2005 1.01 ha per square kilometre -0.9%
2006 1 ha per square kilometre -1.0%
2007 0.9945 ha per square kilometre -0.8%
2008 0.973 ha per square kilometre -2.2%
2009 0.965 ha per square kilometre -0.8%
2010 0.9639 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2011 0.962 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2012 0.9611 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2013 0.9585 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2014 0.9553 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2015 0.9553 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.9484 ha per square kilometre -0.7%
2017 0.9474 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2018 0.9525 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2019 0.9602 ha per square kilometre +0.8%
2020 0.976 ha per square kilometre +1.7%
2021 0.9846 ha per square kilometre +0.9%
2022 0.9927 ha per square kilometre +0.8%
2023 0.9927 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.847 ha per square kilometre 0.7973 ha per square kilometre 0.9493 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 1 ha per square kilometre 0.965 ha per square kilometre 1.02 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.9565 ha per square kilometre 0.9474 ha per square kilometre 0.9639 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.9865 ha per square kilometre 0.976 ha per square kilometre 0.9927 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 13 Finland 1.41 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 14 Rwanda 1.3 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 15 Ukraine 1.09 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 17 Sweden 0.7128 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 18 Uganda 0.5451 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 19 Faroe Islands 0.4114 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
Cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.9927 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7973 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cropland organic soils — Area 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.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Cropland organic soils — Area 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.