Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.0577 against 0.0573 in Colombia as of 2010.

What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?

0.0004, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?

22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Cropland and pasture per person

Colombia

0.0573

in 2010

Papua New Guinea

0.0577

in 2010

Colombia rank

136th

Papua New Guinea rank

135th

Cropland and pasture per person over time

Colombia
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0577 against 0.0573 in Colombia, a difference of 0.0004.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 178 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 21 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.8628	0.0511	0.8117	Colombia
1810s	0.759	0.0537	0.7053	Colombia
1820s	0.6386	0.0551	0.5834	Colombia
1830s	0.6265	0.0551	0.5713	Colombia
1840s	0.594	0.0542	0.5398	Colombia
1850s	0.5762	0.0534	0.5228	Colombia
1860s	0.5267	0.053	0.4737	Colombia
1870s	0.4781	0.0524	0.4256	Colombia
1880s	0.4626	0.0519	0.4107	Colombia
1890s	0.4288	0.0516	0.3772	Colombia
1900s	0.3959	0.051	0.3449	Colombia
1910s	0.3682	0.0504	0.3179	Colombia
1920s	0.3415	0.0527	0.2888	Colombia
1930s	0.318	0.0597	0.2583	Colombia
1940s	0.2971	0.0657	0.2314	Colombia
1950s	0.2979	0.0602	0.2376	Colombia
1960s	0.2763	0.0678	0.2085	Colombia
1970s	0.2061	0.0742	0.1319	Colombia
1980s	0.1683	0.068	0.1003	Colombia
1990s	0.1314	0.0664	0.0651	Colombia
2000s	0.0838	0.0615	0.0223	Colombia
2010s	0.0573	0.0577	0.0004	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.0577 against 0.0573 in Colombia as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?: 0.0004, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: Colombia ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland and pasture per person
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.