Israel vs Papua New Guinea: Arable land

Israel
271,400 hectares
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
330,000 hectares
in 2023
Israel rank
137th
Papua New Guinea rank
134th

Arable land over time

  • Israel
  • Papua New Guinea
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 330,000 hectares against 271,400 hectares in Israel, a difference of 58,600 hectares.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 134th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 318,778 hectares 79,556 hectares 239,222 hectares Israel
1970s 328,500 hectares 130,900 hectares 197,600 hectares Israel
1980s 329,900 hectares 180,500 hectares 149,400 hectares Israel
1990s 341,800 hectares 195,000 hectares 146,800 hectares Israel
2000s 319,780 hectares 244,600 hectares 75,180 hectares Israel
2010s 321,110 hectares 315,100 hectares 6,010 hectares Israel
2020s 271,950 hectares 330,000 hectares 58,050 hectares Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Israel or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 330,000 hectares against 271,400 hectares in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Israel and Papua New Guinea?
58,600 hectares, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Israel and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arable land?
Israel ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 134th 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). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.