New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre
New Zealand
2.25 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
2.68 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
181st
Papua New Guinea rank
179th
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.68 hectares per square kilometre against 2.25 hectares per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.43 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 hectares per square kilometre | 1.05 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4876 hectares per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.59 hectares per square kilometre | 1.35 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2411 hectares per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.77 hectares per square kilometre | 1.6 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1744 hectares per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.67 hectares per square kilometre | 1.84 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1761 hectares per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.84 hectares per square kilometre | 2.13 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2968 hectares per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.24 hectares per square kilometre | 2.52 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2803 hectares per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.36 hectares per square kilometre | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3207 hectares per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.68 hectares per square kilometre against 2.25 hectares per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.43 hectares per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.