Papua New Guinea vs Puerto Rico (US): Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Papua New Guinea
1.15
in 2023
Puerto Rico (US)
1.05
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
17th
Puerto Rico (US) rank
20th
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Puerto Rico (US)
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.15 against 1.05 in Puerto Rico (US), a difference of 0.1.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico (US)'s.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico (US) ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 17th and Puerto Rico (US) ranks 20th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico (US) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Puerto Rico (US) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9219 | 0.9897 | 0.0678 | Puerto Rico (US) |
| 1970s | 1.12 | 0.9611 | 0.154 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.24 | 0.8501 | 0.3933 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 0.8745 | 0.2338 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 1.16 | 0.0396 | Puerto Rico (US) |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 1.19 | 0.0132 | Puerto Rico (US) |
| 2020s | 1.18 | 1.05 | 0.1319 | 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, Papua New Guinea or Puerto Rico (US)?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.15 against 1.05 in Puerto Rico (US) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico (US)?
- 0.1, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico (US)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico (US) rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 17th and Puerto Rico (US) ranks 20th 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).