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

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.

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.