Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0009 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0017 ha per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Papua New Guinea 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0009 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2892 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0009 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.58 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +50.0% | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +50.0% | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +44.4% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre |
| 1977 | -36.2% | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre |
| 1981 | -33.3% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +32.8% | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 92 Sudan 0.0027 ha per square kilometre compare
- 93 Gabon 0.0025 ha per square kilometre compare
- 94 Somalia 0.0016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 96 South Africa 0.0009 ha per square kilometre compare
- 97 Zimbabwe 0.0006 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Saudi Arabia 0.0002 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 ha per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Area harvested 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.