North Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
North Korea
0.42 percent
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.42 percent
in 2023
North Korea rank
199th
Papua New Guinea rank
199th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- North Korea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.42 percent against 0.42 percent in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 199th and Papua New Guinea ranks 199th of 209 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.42 percent | 0.16 percent | 0.26 percent | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.42 percent | 0.226 percent | 0.194 percent | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.42 percent | 0.244 percent | 0.176 percent | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.42 percent | 0.351 percent | 0.069 percent | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.42 percent | 0.412 percent | 0.008 percent | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.42 percent | 0.42 percent | 0 percent | — |
| 2020s | 0.42 percent | 0.42 percent | 0 percent | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, North Korea or Papua New Guinea?
- North Korea, at 0.42 percent against 0.42 percent in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between North Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 percent, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- North Korea ranks 199th 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).