Mongolia vs Papua New Guinea: FAO projections of arable land
Mongolia
1.15 million hectares
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.22 million hectares
in 2023
Mongolia rank
111th
Papua New Guinea rank
110th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Mongolia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.22 million hectares against 1.15 million hectares in Mongolia, a difference of 66,030 hectares.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 111th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 780,111 hectares | 477,444 hectares | 302,667 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 907,600 hectares | 609,200 hectares | 298,400 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 1.30 million hectares | 722,900 hectares | 580,100 hectares | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 1.32 million hectares | 834,500 hectares | 484,300 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 1.18 million hectares | 966,300 hectares | 217,756 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 1.29 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 151,018 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 1.14 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 79,340 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Mongolia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.22 million hectares against 1.15 million hectares in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
- 66,030 hectares, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mongolia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Mongolia ranks 111th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th of 224 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.