Croatia vs Papua New Guinea: Agricultural area over the long-term
Croatia
1.43 million hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.41 million hectares
in 2025
Croatia rank
130th
Papua New Guinea rank
131st
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Croatia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 1.43 million hectares against 1.41 million hectares in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 28,400 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 35 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.27 million hectares | 771,652 hectares | 496,028 hectares | Croatia |
| 1100s | 1.64 million hectares | 779,768 hectares | 862,882 hectares | Croatia |
| 1200s | 1.41 million hectares | 784,528 hectares | 627,252 hectares | Croatia |
| 1300s | 1.15 million hectares | 784,915 hectares | 362,655 hectares | Croatia |
| 1400s | 1.35 million hectares | 779,520 hectares | 566,480 hectares | Croatia |
| 1500s | 1.07 million hectares | 766,287 hectares | 308,293 hectares | Croatia |
| 1600s | 1.11 million hectares | 742,079 hectares | 367,181 hectares | Croatia |
| 1700s | 1.07 million hectares | 701,141 hectares | 369,759 hectares | Croatia |
| 1710s | 1.03 million hectares | 694,865 hectares | 334,135 hectares | Croatia |
| 1720s | 1.00 million hectares | 688,319 hectares | 314,201 hectares | Croatia |
| 1730s | 972,121 hectares | 681,486 hectares | 290,635 hectares | Croatia |
| 1740s | 937,510 hectares | 674,348 hectares | 263,162 hectares | Croatia |
| 1750s | 898,390 hectares | 666,882 hectares | 231,508 hectares | Croatia |
| 1760s | 905,226 hectares | 659,065 hectares | 246,161 hectares | Croatia |
| 1770s | 911,044 hectares | 650,872 hectares | 260,172 hectares | Croatia |
| 1780s | 915,738 hectares | 642,273 hectares | 273,465 hectares | Croatia |
| 1790s | 919,198 hectares | 633,232 hectares | 285,966 hectares | Croatia |
| 1800s | 921,300 hectares | 623,714 hectares | 297,586 hectares | Croatia |
| 1810s | 937,433 hectares | 613,671 hectares | 323,762 hectares | Croatia |
| 1820s | 971,326 hectares | 603,053 hectares | 368,273 hectares | Croatia |
| 1830s | 1.01 million hectares | 591,800 hectares | 413,910 hectares | Croatia |
| 1840s | 1.04 million hectares | 579,839 hectares | 460,651 hectares | Croatia |
| 1850s | 1.08 million hectares | 567,084 hectares | 508,476 hectares | Croatia |
| 1860s | 1.11 million hectares | 553,432 hectares | 557,338 hectares | Croatia |
| 1870s | 1.20 million hectares | 538,032 hectares | 659,268 hectares | Croatia |
| 1880s | 1.29 million hectares | 521,485 hectares | 767,615 hectares | Croatia |
| 1890s | 1.39 million hectares | 503,588 hectares | 882,622 hectares | Croatia |
| 1900s | 1.49 million hectares | 2.73 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.60 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 982,760 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.76 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 790,820 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 1.94 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 537,360 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 2.13 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | 191,370 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 2.38 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 613,885 hectares | Croatia |
| 1960s | 2.41 million hectares | 546,100 hectares | 1.86 million hectares | Croatia |
| 1970s | 2.35 million hectares | 711,600 hectares | 1.64 million hectares | Croatia |
| 1980s | 2.32 million hectares | 833,300 hectares | 1.49 million hectares | Croatia |
| 1990s | 2.17 million hectares | 993,000 hectares | 1.18 million hectares | Croatia |
| 2000s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 60,870 hectares | Croatia |
| 2010s | 1.46 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | 133,990 hectares | Croatia |
| 2020s | 1.46 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 54,867 hectares | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Croatia or Papua New Guinea?
- Croatia, at 1.43 million hectares against 1.41 million hectares in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
- 28,400 hectares, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Croatia ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area 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 agricultural area for each separate country over time.