Papua New Guinea vs Slovakia: Cropland extent over the long-term
Papua New Guinea
1.22 million hectares
in 2025
Slovakia
1.36 million hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Slovakia rank
105th
Cropland extent over the long-term over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 1.36 million hectares against 1.22 million hectares in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 146,000 hectares.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and Slovakia ranks 105th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Slovakia in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 771,652 hectares | 265,938 hectares | 505,714 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 779,768 hectares | 312,543 hectares | 467,225 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 784,528 hectares | 407,139 hectares | 377,389 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 784,915 hectares | 594,833 hectares | 190,082 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1400s | 779,520 hectares | 480,880 hectares | 298,640 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 766,287 hectares | 556,773 hectares | 209,514 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 742,079 hectares | 799,520 hectares | 57,441 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1700s | 701,141 hectares | 685,012 hectares | 16,129 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1710s | 694,865 hectares | 708,317 hectares | 13,452 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1720s | 688,319 hectares | 732,254 hectares | 43,935 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1730s | 681,486 hectares | 756,819 hectares | 75,333 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1740s | 674,348 hectares | 782,010 hectares | 107,662 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1750s | 666,882 hectares | 807,818 hectares | 140,936 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1760s | 659,065 hectares | 834,232 hectares | 175,167 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1770s | 650,872 hectares | 861,234 hectares | 210,362 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1780s | 642,273 hectares | 888,803 hectares | 246,530 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1790s | 633,232 hectares | 916,908 hectares | 283,676 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1800s | 623,714 hectares | 945,512 hectares | 321,798 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1810s | 613,671 hectares | 974,568 hectares | 360,897 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1820s | 603,053 hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 420,057 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1830s | 591,800 hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 481,670 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1840s | 579,839 hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 545,781 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1850s | 567,084 hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 612,406 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1860s | 553,432 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 681,538 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 538,032 hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 728,788 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 521,485 hectares | 1.30 million hectares | 776,685 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 503,588 hectares | 1.33 million hectares | 825,142 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 484,071 hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 874,049 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 462,563 hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 918,127 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 465,012 hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 934,128 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 462,335 hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 452,105 hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 434,642 hectares | 1.60 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 473,400 hectares | 1.73 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 609,200 hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 722,900 hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 934,614 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 834,500 hectares | 1.61 million hectares | 774,869 hectares | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 966,300 hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 471,500 hectares | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 1.14 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 242,280 hectares | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 146,000 hectares | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Papua New Guinea or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 1.36 million hectares against 1.22 million hectares in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Papua New Guinea and Slovakia?
- 146,000 hectares, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Slovakia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Slovakia rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and Slovakia ranks 105th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for each separate country over time.