Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita was 0.0008 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0008 ha per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
39th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0018 ha per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.0008 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

00.0010.0010.0020.0021990200720241990: 0.002 ha per person1991: 0.002 ha per person1992: 0.002 ha per person1993: 0.002 ha per person1994: 0.002 ha per person1995: 0.002 ha per person1996: 0.002 ha per person1997: 0.002 ha per person1998: 0.002 ha per person1999: 0.002 ha per person2000: 0.002 ha per person2001: 0.001 ha per person2002: 0.001 ha per person2003: 0.001 ha per person2004: 0.001 ha per person2005: 0.001 ha per person2006: 0.001 ha per person2007: 0.001 ha per person2008: 0.001 ha per person2009: 0.001 ha per person2010: 0.001 ha per person2011: 0.001 ha per person2012: 0.001 ha per person2013: 0.001 ha per person2014: 0.001 ha per person2015: 0.001 ha per person2016: 0.001 ha per person2017: 0.001 ha per person2018: 0.001 ha per person2019: 0.001 ha per person2020: 0.001 ha per person2021: 0.001 ha per person2022: 0.001 ha per person2023: 0.001 ha per person2024: 0.001 ha per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0008 ha per person for grassland organic soils — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0018 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 ha per person, in 2024.

Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1990 0.0018 ha per person —
1991 0.0017 ha per person -3.1%
1992 0.0016 ha per person -3.5%
1993 0.0016 ha per person -3.6%
1994 0.0015 ha per person -3.6%
1995 0.0017 ha per person +9.5%
1996 0.0016 ha per person -3.6%
1997 0.0016 ha per person -1.7%
1998 0.0016 ha per person -2.1%
1999 0.0015 ha per person -0.7%
2000 0.0015 ha per person -2.7%
2001 0.0015 ha per person -3.4%
2002 0.0014 ha per person -3.7%
2003 0.0013 ha per person -3.4%
2004 0.0013 ha per person -3.8%
2005 0.0013 ha per person -3.0%
2006 0.0012 ha per person -3.9%
2007 0.0012 ha per person -3.4%
2008 0.0011 ha per person -4.2%
2009 0.0011 ha per person -3.2%
2010 0.0011 ha per person -2.9%
2011 0.001 ha per person -2.9%
2012 0.001 ha per person -2.9%
2013 0.001 ha per person -2.6%
2014 0.0009 ha per person -3.7%
2015 0.0009 ha per person -2.5%
2016 0.0009 ha per person -2.5%
2017 0.0009 ha per person -2.2%
2018 0.0009 ha per person -1.5%
2019 0.0008 ha per person -2.8%
2020 0.0008 ha per person -2.1%
2021 0.0008 ha per person -2.2%
2022 0.0008 ha per person -2.0%
2023 0.0008 ha per person -1.8%
2024 0.0008 ha per person -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0016 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person 0.0018 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0013 ha per person 0.0011 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0009 ha per person 0.0008 ha per person 0.0011 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0008 ha per person 0.0008 ha per person 0.0008 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0008 ha per person compare
  2. 37 France 0.0008 ha per person compare
  3. 38 Slovenia 0.0008 ha per person compare
  4. 40 Jamaica 0.0007 ha per person compare
  5. 41 Myanmar 0.0007 ha per person compare
  6. 42 Nepal 0.0007 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
Grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0008 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0018 ha per person in 1990.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 2024.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for grassland organic soils — area, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 39th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Grassland organic soils — Area ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,539 data points, 1990–2024
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Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.