Norway vs Papua New Guinea: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre

Norway
2.21 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
2.68 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
182nd
Papua New Guinea rank
179th

FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre over time

  • Norway
  • Papua New Guinea
0123196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.68 hectares per square kilometre against 2.21 hectares per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.47 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 2.32 hectares per square kilometre 1.05 hectares per square kilometre 1.27 hectares per square kilometre Norway
1970s 2.2 hectares per square kilometre 1.35 hectares per square kilometre 0.8508 hectares per square kilometre Norway
1980s 2.34 hectares per square kilometre 1.6 hectares per square kilometre 0.7424 hectares per square kilometre Norway
1990s 2.5 hectares per square kilometre 1.84 hectares per square kilometre 0.6526 hectares per square kilometre Norway
2000s 2.38 hectares per square kilometre 2.13 hectares per square kilometre 0.2426 hectares per square kilometre Norway
2010s 2.23 hectares per square kilometre 2.52 hectares per square kilometre 0.2912 hectares per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.22 hectares per square kilometre 2.68 hectares per square kilometre 0.4678 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, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.68 hectares per square kilometre against 2.21 hectares per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
0.47 hectares per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Norway and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 182nd 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.