New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Land area in hectares, per capita
New Zealand
5.06 hectares per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
4.36 hectares per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
32nd
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Land area in hectares, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 5.06 hectares per person against 4.36 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.7 hectares per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
New Zealand ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.08 hectares per person | 20.28 hectares per person | 10.2 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 8.76 hectares per person | 16.33 hectares per person | 7.57 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 8.19 hectares per person | 13.17 hectares per person | 4.99 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 7.25 hectares per person | 9.98 hectares per person | 2.73 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.45 hectares per person | 7.08 hectares per person | 0.6386 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.72 hectares per person | 5.28 hectares per person | 0.4462 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 5.15 hectares per person | 4.48 hectares per person | 0.6703 hectares per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
- New Zealand, at 5.06 hectares per person against 4.36 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares, per capita between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.7 hectares per person, with New Zealand 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 land area in hectares, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.