Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.1305 hectares per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.1293 hectares per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
146th
Sri Lanka rank
147th
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1305 hectares per person against 0.1293 hectares per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0012 hectares per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 189 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2465 hectares per person | 0.1899 hectares per person | 0.0566 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.2553 hectares per person | 0.1772 hectares per person | 0.0781 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.2418 hectares per person | 0.1496 hectares per person | 0.0921 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2177 hectares per person | 0.1335 hectares per person | 0.0843 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1794 hectares per person | 0.1207 hectares per person | 0.0588 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1545 hectares per person | 0.1298 hectares per person | 0.0247 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1366 hectares per person | 0.1279 hectares per person | 0.0088 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1305 hectares per person against 0.1293 hectares per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0012 hectares per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.