Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Agricultural land per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.1352 hectares per capita
in 2023
Rwanda
0.1349 hectares per capita
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
166th
Rwanda rank
167th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1352 hectares per capita against 0.1349 hectares per capita in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 166th and Rwanda ranks 167th of 226 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2457 hectares per capita | 0.394 hectares per capita | 0.1483 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.2553 hectares per capita | 0.346 hectares per capita | 0.0907 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.2418 hectares per capita | 0.2914 hectares per capita | 0.0496 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.2177 hectares per capita | 0.2333 hectares per capita | 0.0155 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.1794 hectares per capita | 0.2097 hectares per capita | 0.0303 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.1545 hectares per capita | 0.1716 hectares per capita | 0.0171 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.1391 hectares per capita | 0.1449 hectares per capita | 0.0058 hectares per capita | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1352 hectares per capita against 0.1349 hectares per capita in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 0.0003 hectares per capita, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 166th and Rwanda ranks 167th 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.