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
0123196119922023

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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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
208 places, 11,997 data points, 1961–2023
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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.