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Papua New Guinea: Arable land (hectares)

330,000hectares · 2024+4.8% since 2014

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Annual figures for Papua New Guinea from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024330,000
2023330,000
2022330,000
2021330,000
2020330,000
2019330,000
2018330,000
2017330,000
2016326,000
2015320,000
2014315,000
2013300,000
2012300,000
2011300,000
2010300,000
2009300,000
2008295,000
2007263,000
2006258,000
2005240,000
2004230,000
2003225,000
2002220,000
2001210,000
2000205,000
1999203,000
1998199,000
1997197,000
1996195,000
1995194,000
1994193,000
1993193,000
1992192,000
1991192,000
1990192,000
1989190,000
1988188,000
1987186,000
1986185,000
1985183,000
1984180,000
1983179,000
1982175,000
1981172,000
1980167,000
1979165,000
1978160,000
1977144,000
1976138,000
1975132,000
1974126,000
1973120,000
1972114,000
1971108,000
1970102,000
196991,000
196885,000
196785,000
196685,000
196585,000
196485,000
196385,000
196285,000
196185,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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