Faroe Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Faroe Islands
1.24
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.15
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
15th
Papua New Guinea rank
17th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 1.24 against 1.15 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.09.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 17th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.14 0.9219 0.2135 Faroe Islands
1970s 1.42 1.12 0.3013 Faroe Islands
1980s 1.28 1.24 0.0371 Faroe Islands
1990s 1.16 1.11 0.0501 Faroe Islands
2000s 1.2 1.12 0.0801 Faroe Islands
2010s 1.16 1.18 0.0169 Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.25 1.18 0.068 Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Faroe Islands or Papua New Guinea?
Faroe Islands, at 1.24 against 1.15 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Faroe Islands and Papua New Guinea?
0.09, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Faroe Islands ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 17th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).