Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production

Congo
499
in 2014
Papua New Guinea
585
in 2014
Congo rank
9th
Papua New Guinea rank
6th

Land use vs. yield change in cereal production over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
100200300400500600196119872014

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 585 against 499 in Congo, a difference of 86.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Congo ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 147 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 138.22 133.22 5 Congo
1970s 330.2 277.8 52.4 Congo
1980s 290.2 252.2 38 Congo
1990s 190.4 347.2 156.8 Papua New Guinea
2000s 374.7 480.9 106.2 Papua New Guinea
2010s 471.6 574.2 102.6 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use vs. yield change in cereal production, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 585 against 499 in Congo as of 2014.
What is the difference in land use vs. yield change in cereal production between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
86, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
Congo ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production
Source
World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
147 places, 7,938 data points, 1961–2014
Last refreshed

Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).