Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Breakdown of habitable land area

Papua New Guinea

395,430 hectares

in 2019

Philippines

367,860 hectares

in 2019

Papua New Guinea rank

46th

Philippines rank

49th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Papua New Guinea currently reports 395,430 hectares against 367,860 hectares in Philippines, a difference of 27,570 hectares.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Philippines ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 46th and Philippines ranks 49th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.