French Polynesia vs Papua New Guinea: Arable land

French Polynesia
0.7%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.7%
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
192nd
Papua New Guinea rank
191st

Arable land over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Papua New Guinea
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 192nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5% 0.2% 0.4% French Polynesia
1970s 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% French Polynesia
1980s 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% French Polynesia
1990s 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% French Polynesia
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.2% French Polynesia
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% French Polynesia
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, French Polynesia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.7% against 0.7% in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between French Polynesia and Papua New Guinea?
0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arable land?
French Polynesia ranks 192nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (% of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (% of land area)
Unit
% of land area
Source
FAO electronic files and website, 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
253 places, 14,832 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land 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.