Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Papua New Guinea
0.42 percent
in 2023
Solomon Islands
0.29 percent
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
199th
Solomon Islands rank
202nd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.42 percent against 0.29 percent in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.13 percent.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 199th and Solomon Islands ranks 202nd of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.16 percent | 0.18 percent | 0.02 percent | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 0.226 percent | 0.18 percent | 0.046 percent | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.244 percent | 0.18 percent | 0.064 percent | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.351 percent | 0.202 percent | 0.149 percent | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.412 percent | 0.278 percent | 0.134 percent | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.42 percent | 0.29 percent | 0.13 percent | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.42 percent | 0.29 percent | 0.13 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, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.42 percent against 0.29 percent in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 0.13 percent, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 199th and Solomon Islands ranks 202nd 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).