Mauritius vs Papua New Guinea: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Mauritius
1.08
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.15
in 2023
Mauritius rank
18th
Papua New Guinea rank
17th
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- Mauritius
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.15 against 1.08 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.07.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Mauritius ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 17th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9596 | 0.9219 | 0.0377 | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 0.9248 | 1.12 | 0.1902 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.9331 | 1.24 | 0.3103 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.8037 | 1.11 | 0.3046 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.8139 | 1.12 | 0.31 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.8746 | 1.18 | 0.3049 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 1.18 | 0.0111 | Papua New Guinea |
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, Mauritius or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.15 against 1.08 in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.07, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Mauritius ranks 18th 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
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).