Eastern Africa vs Papua New Guinea: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested over time
- Eastern Africa
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 335,611 ha against 173,587 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 162,024 ha.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 1.9 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 21 groups.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 342,533 ha | 249,758 ha | 92,775 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1970s | 387,005 ha | 251,600 ha | 135,405 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1980s | 438,623 ha | 238,600 ha | 200,023 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1990s | 501,914 ha | 257,000 ha | 244,914 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 646,422 ha | 212,500 ha | 433,922 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 488,319 ha | 240,192 ha | 248,127 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 339,493 ha | 173,667 ha | 165,826 ha | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coconuts, in shell — area harvested, Eastern Africa or Papua New Guinea?
- Eastern Africa, at 335,611 ha against 173,587 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coconuts, in shell — area harvested between Eastern Africa and Papua New Guinea?
- 162,024 ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Papua New Guinea rank globally for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Eastern Africa ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 21 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.