Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: Arable land (hectares), per capita

Jamaica
0.0423 hectares per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0318 hectares per person
in 2023
Jamaica rank
155th
Papua New Guinea rank
158th

Arable land (hectares), per capita over time

  • Jamaica
  • Papua New Guinea
0.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0423 hectares per person against 0.0318 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0105 hectares per person.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0901 hectares per person 0.0355 hectares per person 0.0546 hectares per person Jamaica
1970s 0.0721 hectares per person 0.0467 hectares per person 0.0253 hectares per person Jamaica
1980s 0.0533 hectares per person 0.0524 hectares per person 0.0009 hectares per person Jamaica
1990s 0.059 hectares per person 0.0429 hectares per person 0.0161 hectares per person Jamaica
2000s 0.0488 hectares per person 0.0378 hectares per person 0.0109 hectares per person Jamaica
2010s 0.043 hectares per person 0.0366 hectares per person 0.0064 hectares per person Jamaica
2020s 0.0423 hectares per person 0.0327 hectares per person 0.0096 hectares per person Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land (hectares), per capita, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?
Jamaica, at 0.0423 hectares per person against 0.0318 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per capita between Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
0.0105 hectares per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arable land (hectares), per capita?
Jamaica ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares), per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.