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

Madagascar
0.11 hectares per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.1129 hectares per person
in 2025
Madagascar rank
125th
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd

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

  • Madagascar
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1129 hectares per person against 0.11 hectares per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0029 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.388 hectares per person 0.2137 hectares per person 0.1743 hectares per person Madagascar
1970s 0.3468 hectares per person 0.2185 hectares per person 0.1284 hectares per person Madagascar
1980s 0.3092 hectares per person 0.2098 hectares per person 0.0994 hectares per person Madagascar
1990s 0.2493 hectares per person 0.1832 hectares per person 0.0662 hectares per person Madagascar
2000s 0.1896 hectares per person 0.1504 hectares per person 0.0393 hectares per person Madagascar
2010s 0.1441 hectares per person 0.1324 hectares per person 0.0117 hectares per person Madagascar
2020s 0.117 hectares per person 0.1182 hectares per person 0.0012 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, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.1129 hectares per person against 0.11 hectares per person in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
0.0029 hectares per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 125th 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.