French Guiana vs Papua New Guinea: Agricultural land per capita
French Guiana
0.1384 hectares per capita
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.1352 hectares per capita
in 2023
French Guiana rank
164th
Papua New Guinea rank
166th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- French Guiana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 0.1384 hectares per capita against 0.1352 hectares per capita in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0032 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
French Guiana ranks 164th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 226 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1438 hectares per capita | 0.2457 hectares per capita | 0.1019 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1392 hectares per capita | 0.2553 hectares per capita | 0.1161 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1483 hectares per capita | 0.2418 hectares per capita | 0.0934 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.1728 hectares per capita | 0.2177 hectares per capita | 0.045 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1195 hectares per capita | 0.1794 hectares per capita | 0.0599 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1124 hectares per capita | 0.1545 hectares per capita | 0.0421 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1292 hectares per capita | 0.1391 hectares per capita | 0.0099 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, French Guiana or Papua New Guinea?
- French Guiana, at 0.1384 hectares per capita against 0.1352 hectares per capita in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between French Guiana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0032 hectares per capita, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do French Guiana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- French Guiana ranks 164th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 226 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 Agricultural land 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 land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.