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Papua New Guinea: Land area

452,860sq km · 20240.0% since 2014

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes. Annual figures for Papua New Guinea from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
2024452,860
2023452,860
2022452,860
2021452,860
2020452,860
2019452,860
2018452,860
2017452,860
2016452,860
2015452,860
2014452,860
2013452,860
2012452,860
2011452,860
2010452,860
2009452,860
2008452,860
2007452,860
2006452,860
2005452,860
2004452,860
2003452,860
2002452,860
2001452,860
2000452,860
1999452,860
1998452,860
1997452,860
1996452,860
1995452,860
1994452,860
1993452,860
1992452,860
1991452,860
1990452,860
1989452,860
1988452,860
1987452,860
1986452,860
1985452,860
1984452,860
1983452,860
1982452,860
1981452,860
1980452,860
1979452,860
1978452,860
1977452,860
1976452,860
1975452,860
1974452,860
1973452,860
1972452,860
1971452,860
1970452,860
1969452,860
1968452,860
1967452,860
1966452,860
1965452,860
1964452,860
1963452,860
1962452,860
1961452,860

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). Land area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-land-area (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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