India vs Papua New Guinea: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita

India
0.1139 hectares per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.1129 hectares per person
in 2025
India rank
121st
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time

  • India
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.1139 hectares per person against 0.1129 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.001 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

India ranks 121st and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3357 hectares per person 0.2137 hectares per person 0.122 hectares per person India
1970s 0.2748 hectares per person 0.2185 hectares per person 0.0563 hectares per person India
1980s 0.2212 hectares per person 0.2098 hectares per person 0.0114 hectares per person India
1990s 0.1788 hectares per person 0.1832 hectares per person 0.0044 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.1482 hectares per person 0.1504 hectares per person 0.0022 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.128 hectares per person 0.1324 hectares per person 0.0043 hectares per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1167 hectares per person 0.1182 hectares per person 0.0014 hectares per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, India or Papua New Guinea?
India, at 0.1139 hectares per person against 0.1129 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between India and Papua New Guinea?
0.001 hectares per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
India ranks 121st and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.