Land area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land area was 45,286 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
45,286
World rank
48th
of 219 countries
All-time high
45,286
in 1990
All-time low
45,286
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, land area in Papua New Guinea stood at 45,286. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 45,286 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 45,286, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 48th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Land area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45,286 | — |
| 2000 | 45,286 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45,286 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45,286 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45,286 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 45,286 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,286 | 45,286 | 45,286 | 1 |
| 2000s | 45,286 | 45,286 | 45,286 | 1 |
| 2010s | 45,286 | 45,286 | 45,286 | 2 |
| 2020s | 45,286 | 45,286 | 45,286 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More development goals data for Papua New Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8663 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.62 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,969 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Papua New Guinea?
- Land area in Papua New Guinea was 45,286 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 45,286 in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,286 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 48th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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