Papua New Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: Rice — Area harvested
Rice — Area harvested over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 419 ha against 409 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 10 ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 105th and Saudi Arabia ranks 104th of 133 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 507.78 ha | 996.33 ha | 488.56 ha | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 497 ha | 328.6 ha | 168.4 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 262 ha | 6 ha | 256 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 355.43 ha | 0 ha | 355.43 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 408 ha | 163.5 ha | 244.5 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 408.4 ha | 364.2 ha | 44.2 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, Papua New Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 419 ha against 409 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested between Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 10 ha, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for rice — area harvested?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 105th and Saudi Arabia ranks 104th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.