Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: How have things changed?
Namibia
381,570 metric tons
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
345,360 metric tons
in 2024
Namibia rank
49th
Papua New Guinea rank
50th
How have things changed? over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 381,570 metric tons against 345,360 metric tons in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 36,210 metric tons.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Namibia ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,000 metric tons | 15,760 metric tons | 11,760 metric tons | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 7,500 metric tons | 67,065 metric tons | 59,565 metric tons | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 17,343 metric tons | 53,767 metric tons | 36,424 metric tons | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 561,605 metric tons | 68,520 metric tons | 493,086 metric tons | Namibia |
| 2000s | 567,365 metric tons | 234,329 metric tons | 333,037 metric tons | Namibia |
| 2010s | 503,134 metric tons | 298,549 metric tons | 204,585 metric tons | Namibia |
| 2020s | 356,826 metric tons | 270,225 metric tons | 86,601 metric tons | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 381,570 metric tons against 345,360 metric tons in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 36,210 metric tons, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for how have things changed??
- Namibia ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.