Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea: Area land needed to global oil

Mozambique
759.43 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
926.14 million
in 2023
Mozambique rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
37th

Area land needed to global oil over time

  • Mozambique
  • Papua New Guinea
01.0B2.0B3.0B196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 926.14 million against 759.43 million in Mozambique, a difference of 166.72 million.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 58 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 373.46 million 215.60 million 157.85 million Mozambique
1970s 212.58 million 256.52 million 43.94 million Papua New Guinea
1980s 146.83 million 311.41 million 164.58 million Papua New Guinea
1990s 222.16 million 490.64 million 268.48 million Papua New Guinea
2000s 286.14 million 525.52 million 239.38 million Papua New Guinea
2010s 626.15 million 1.72 billion 1.10 billion Papua New Guinea
2020s 732.04 million 1.01 billion 273.79 million Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area land needed to global oil, Mozambique or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 926.14 million against 759.43 million in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in area land needed to global oil between Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
166.72 million, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Papua New Guinea rank globally for area land needed to global oil?
Mozambique ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 58 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Area land needed to global oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Area land needed to global oil
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed