Grassland organic soils — Area in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Grassland organic soils — Area was 7,943 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7,943 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 221 countries
All-time high
8,310 ha
in 2000
All-time low
6,845 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200720241990: 6.8k ha1991: 6.8k ha1992: 6.8k ha1993: 6.8k ha1994: 6.8k ha1995: 7.8k ha1996: 7.8k ha1997: 7.9k ha1998: 8.0k ha1999: 8.2k ha2000: 8.3k ha2001: 8.3k ha2002: 8.3k ha2003: 8.3k ha2004: 8.2k ha2005: 8.2k ha2006: 8.2k ha2007: 8.1k ha2008: 8.0k ha2009: 8.0k ha2010: 8.0k ha2011: 8.0k ha2012: 8.0k ha2013: 8.0k ha2014: 7.9k ha2015: 7.9k ha2016: 7.9k ha2017: 7.9k ha2018: 8.0k ha2019: 8.0k ha2020: 8.0k ha2021: 8.0k ha2022: 7.9k ha2023: 7.9k ha2024: 7.9k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area in Papua New Guinea is 7,943 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8,310 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6,845 ha, in 1990.

That places Papua New Guinea 52nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Area in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 6,845 ha
1991 6,845 ha +0.0%
1992 6,845 ha +0.0%
1993 6,845 ha +0.0%
1994 6,845 ha +0.0%
1995 7,773 ha +13.6%
1996 7,769 ha -0.1%
1997 7,918 ha +1.9%
1998 8,025 ha +1.4%
1999 8,249 ha +2.8%
2000 8,310 ha +0.7%
2001 8,308 ha -0.0%
2002 8,273 ha -0.4%
2003 8,264 ha -0.1%
2004 8,212 ha -0.6%
2005 8,225 ha +0.2%
2006 8,159 ha -0.8%
2007 8,137 ha -0.3%
2008 8,043 ha -1.2%
2009 8,025 ha -0.2%
2010 8,029 ha +0.0%
2011 8,030 ha +0.0%
2012 8,021 ha -0.1%
2013 8,030 ha +0.1%
2014 7,937 ha -1.2%
2015 7,937 ha +0.0%
2016 7,930 ha -0.1%
2017 7,944 ha +0.2%
2018 8,008 ha +0.8%
2019 7,964 ha -0.5%
2020 7,968 ha +0.1%
2021 7,952 ha -0.2%
2022 7,943 ha -0.1%
2023 7,943 ha +0.0%
2024 7,943 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,396 ha 6,845 ha 8,249 ha 10
2000s 8,196 ha 8,025 ha 8,310 ha 10
2010s 7,983 ha 7,930 ha 8,030 ha 10
2020s 7,950 ha 7,943 ha 7,968 ha 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 49 Uganda 9,735 ha compare
  2. 50 Congo 8,355 ha compare
  3. 51 India 8,081 ha compare
  4. 53 Colombia 6,666 ha compare
  5. 54 Uruguay 6,619 ha compare
  6. 55 Greece 5,995 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Papua New Guinea?
Grassland organic soils — area in Papua New Guinea was 7,943 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 8,310 ha in 2000.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 6,845 ha in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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