Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Papua New Guinea
1.15
in 2023
Switzerland
1.34
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
17th
Switzerland rank
14th
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.34 against 1.15 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.19.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9219 | 0.9421 | 0.0202 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.12 | 0.9592 | 0.1558 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.24 | 0.9593 | 0.2841 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.06 | 0.0531 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 1.17 | 0.0438 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 1.2 | 0.0168 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.18 | 1.29 | 0.1124 | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.34 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 Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 0.19, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 14th 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).