Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Agricultural land per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.1352 hectares per capita
in 2023
Solomon Islands
0.1365 hectares per capita
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
166th
Solomon Islands rank
165th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 0.1365 hectares per capita against 0.1352 hectares per capita in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0013 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 166th and Solomon Islands ranks 165th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2457 hectares per capita | 0.3514 hectares per capita | 0.1057 hectares per capita | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 0.2553 hectares per capita | 0.2799 hectares per capita | 0.0246 hectares per capita | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0.2418 hectares per capita | 0.2294 hectares per capita | 0.0123 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2177 hectares per capita | 0.1903 hectares per capita | 0.0274 hectares per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1794 hectares per capita | 0.1866 hectares per capita | 0.0071 hectares per capita | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.1545 hectares per capita | 0.1601 hectares per capita | 0.0056 hectares per capita | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.1391 hectares per capita | 0.1393 hectares per capita | 0.0002 hectares per capita | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 0.1365 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 Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0013 hectares per capita, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 166th and Solomon Islands ranks 165th 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.