French Guiana vs Papua New Guinea: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
French Guiana
0.31 percent
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.42 percent
in 2023
French Guiana rank
201st
Papua New Guinea rank
199th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- French Guiana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.42 percent against 0.31 percent in French Guiana, a difference of 0.11 percent.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times French Guiana's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
French Guiana ranks 201st and Papua New Guinea ranks 199th of 209 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.04 percent | 0.16 percent | 0.12 percent | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.06 percent | 0.226 percent | 0.166 percent | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.081 percent | 0.244 percent | 0.163 percent | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.122 percent | 0.351 percent | 0.229 percent | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.088 percent | 0.412 percent | 0.324 percent | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.145 percent | 0.42 percent | 0.275 percent | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2675 percent | 0.42 percent | 0.1525 percent | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, French Guiana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.42 percent against 0.31 percent in French Guiana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between French Guiana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.11 percent, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do French Guiana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- French Guiana ranks 201st and Papua New Guinea ranks 199th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).