Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Land area in hectares, per capita

Niger
4.84 hectares per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
4.36 hectares per person
in 2023
Niger rank
34th
Papua New Guinea rank
35th

Land area in hectares, per capita over time

  • Niger
  • Papua New Guinea
010203040196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 4.84 hectares per person against 4.36 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.48 hectares per person.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 215 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 31.39 hectares per person 20.28 hectares per person 11.12 hectares per person Niger
1970s 24.19 hectares per person 16.33 hectares per person 7.86 hectares per person Niger
1980s 18.12 hectares per person 13.17 hectares per person 4.94 hectares per person Niger
1990s 13.29 hectares per person 9.98 hectares per person 3.31 hectares per person Niger
2000s 9.42 hectares per person 7.08 hectares per person 2.33 hectares per person Niger
2010s 6.52 hectares per person 5.28 hectares per person 1.24 hectares per person Niger
2020s 5.09 hectares per person 4.48 hectares per person 0.6059 hectares per person Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
Niger, at 4.84 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 Niger and Papua New Guinea?
0.48 hectares per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land area in hectares, per capita?
Niger ranks 34th 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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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.