South Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
South Korea
0.57 percent
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.42 percent
in 2023
South Korea rank
195th
Papua New Guinea rank
198th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- South Korea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.57 percent against 0.42 percent in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.15 percent.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 195th and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 208 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2256 percent | 0.16 percent | 0.0656 percent | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.34 percent | 0.226 percent | 0.114 percent | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.717 percent | 0.244 percent | 0.473 percent | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.653 percent | 0.351 percent | 0.302 percent | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.589 percent | 0.412 percent | 0.177 percent | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.585 percent | 0.42 percent | 0.165 percent | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.57 percent | 0.42 percent | 0.15 percent | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, South Korea or Papua New Guinea?
- South Korea, at 0.57 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 South Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.15 percent, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- South Korea ranks 195th and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 208 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).