Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) vs Papua New Guinea: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
1.02 million ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
142,854 ha
in 2024
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank
8th
Papua New Guinea rank
9th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) currently reports 1.02 million ha against 142,854 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 872,636 ha.

That makes Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)'s figure about 7.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) has been ahead every year.

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 26 groups.

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 328,887 ha 75,634 ha 253,252 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
1970s 659,146 ha 89,200 ha 569,946 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
1980s 647,451 ha 97,700 ha 549,751 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
1990s 854,898 ha 101,123 ha 753,775 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
2000s 992,170 ha 108,813 ha 883,357 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
2010s 1.00 million ha 132,543 ha 869,542 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
2020s 1.09 million ha 143,134 ha 951,262 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) or Papua New Guinea?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), at 1.02 million ha against 142,854 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Papua New Guinea?
872,636 ha, with Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 26 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 8,909 data points, 1961–2024
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