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

Papua New Guinea: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 1.01 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.01 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.04 ha per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.8124 ha per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

00.250.50.7511990200620231990: 0.812 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.812 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.812 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.812 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.812 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.893 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.892 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.898 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.92 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.967 ha per square kilometre2000: 1 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: 1 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.991 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.983 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.982 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.98 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.979 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.976 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.973 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.973 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.966 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.965 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.97 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.978 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.994 ha per square kilometre2021: 1 ha per square kilometre2022: 1 ha per square kilometre2023: 1 ha per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 1.01 ha per square kilometre for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.04 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8124 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Papua New Guinea 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.8124 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.8124 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.8124 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.8124 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.8124 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.8933 ha per square kilometre +10.0%
1996 0.8922 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
1997 0.8985 ha per square kilometre +0.7%
1998 0.9199 ha per square kilometre +2.4%
1999 0.9675 ha per square kilometre +5.2%
2000 1.02 ha per square kilometre +5.0%
2001 1.03 ha per square kilometre +1.5%
2002 1.04 ha per square kilometre +1.0%
2003 1.04 ha per square kilometre -0.6%
2004 1.04 ha per square kilometre +0.4%
2005 1.03 ha per square kilometre -0.9%
2006 1.02 ha per square kilometre -1.0%
2007 1.01 ha per square kilometre -0.8%
2008 0.9908 ha per square kilometre -2.1%
2009 0.9827 ha per square kilometre -0.8%
2010 0.9816 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2011 0.9798 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2012 0.9788 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2013 0.9762 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2014 0.9728 ha per square kilometre -0.4%
2015 0.9728 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.9659 ha per square kilometre -0.7%
2017 0.9649 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2018 0.9702 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2019 0.9778 ha per square kilometre +0.8%
2020 0.9936 ha per square kilometre +1.6%
2021 1 ha per square kilometre +0.9%
2022 1.01 ha per square kilometre +0.8%
2023 1.01 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8634 ha per square kilometre 0.8124 ha per square kilometre 0.9675 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 1.02 ha per square kilometre 0.9827 ha per square kilometre 1.04 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.9741 ha per square kilometre 0.9649 ha per square kilometre 0.9816 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 1 ha per square kilometre 0.9936 ha per square kilometre 1.01 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 16 Finland 1.68 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 17 Rwanda 1.44 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 18 Ukraine 1.18 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 20 Sweden 0.8958 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 21 Switzerland 0.8109 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 22 Norway 0.6671 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 1.01 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8124 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained 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
Drained 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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Drained 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.