Egypt vs Papua New Guinea: Arable land (hectares per person)
Arable land (hectares per person) over time
- Egypt
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0312 hectares per person against 0.0281 hectares per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0031 hectares per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.084 hectares per person | 0.0383 hectares per person | 0.0457 hectares per person | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.0683 hectares per person | 0.0467 hectares per person | 0.0215 hectares per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.0461 hectares per person | 0.0524 hectares per person | 0.0063 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0407 hectares per person | 0.0429 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0347 hectares per person | 0.0378 hectares per person | 0.0031 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0292 hectares per person | 0.0366 hectares per person | 0.0074 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0284 hectares per person | 0.0324 hectares per person | 0.004 hectares per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0312 hectares per person against 0.0281 hectares per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land between Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0031 hectares per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arable land?
- Egypt ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.