Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Taro — Area harvested
Taro — Area harvested over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 35,288 ha against 18,972 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 16,316 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.9 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 10 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,544 ha | 20,439 ha | 15,894 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 6,500 ha | 26,400 ha | 19,900 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 5,600 ha | 30,370 ha | 24,770 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 11,844 ha | 30,792 ha | 18,947 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 16,116 ha | 38,537 ha | 22,420 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 17,802 ha | 36,340 ha | 18,538 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 18,900 ha | 35,627 ha | 16,727 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taro — area harvested, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 35,288 ha against 18,972 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taro — area harvested between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 16,316 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for taro — area harvested?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 10 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Taro — 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.