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

Papua New Guinea: Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0175 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0175 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0183 ha per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0.0151 ha per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

00.0050.010.0150.021990200620231990: 0.015 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.015 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.015 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.015 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.015 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.017 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.017 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.017 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.018 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.018 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.018 ha per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0175 ha per square kilometre for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0183 ha per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0151 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.

Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0151 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.0151 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0151 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0151 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0151 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0172 ha per square kilometre +13.6%
1996 0.0172 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
1997 0.0175 ha per square kilometre +1.9%
1998 0.0177 ha per square kilometre +1.4%
1999 0.0182 ha per square kilometre +2.8%
2000 0.0183 ha per square kilometre +0.7%
2001 0.0183 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2002 0.0183 ha per square kilometre -0.4%
2003 0.0182 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2004 0.0181 ha per square kilometre -0.6%
2005 0.0182 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2006 0.018 ha per square kilometre -0.8%
2007 0.018 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2008 0.0178 ha per square kilometre -1.2%
2009 0.0177 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2010 0.0177 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0177 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.0177 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2013 0.0177 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2014 0.0175 ha per square kilometre -1.2%
2015 0.0175 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0175 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2017 0.0175 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2018 0.0177 ha per square kilometre +0.8%
2019 0.0176 ha per square kilometre -0.5%
2020 0.0176 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2021 0.0176 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2022 0.0175 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2023 0.0175 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0163 ha per square kilometre 0.0151 ha per square kilometre 0.0182 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0181 ha per square kilometre 0.0177 ha per square kilometre 0.0183 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0176 ha per square kilometre 0.0175 ha per square kilometre 0.0177 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0176 ha per square kilometre 0.0175 ha per square kilometre 0.0176 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 51 Puerto Rico 0.0217 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 52 Panama 0.0195 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 53 Canada 0.0177 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 55 Costa Rica 0.0175 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 56 Suriname 0.0172 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 57 Guinea 0.0135 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
Grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0175 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0183 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0151 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Grassland 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
Grassland 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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Grassland 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.