Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Breakdown of habitable land area
Papua New Guinea
395,430 hectares
in 2019
Thailand
493,160 hectares
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
46th
Thailand rank
43rd
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 493,160 hectares against 395,430 hectares in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 97,730 hectares.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 46th and Thailand ranks 43rd of 235 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 493,160 hectares against 395,430 hectares in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 97,730 hectares, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 46th and Thailand ranks 43rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.