Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: Agricultural area over the long-term
Jordan
1.28 million hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.41 million hectares
in 2025
Jordan rank
132nd
Papua New Guinea rank
131st
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Jordan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.41 million hectares against 1.28 million hectares in Jordan, a difference of 123,840 hectares.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Jordan ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 174,560 hectares | 771,652 hectares | 597,092 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 175,043 hectares | 779,768 hectares | 604,725 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 174,864 hectares | 784,528 hectares | 609,664 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 173,911 hectares | 784,915 hectares | 611,004 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1400s | 121,536 hectares | 779,520 hectares | 657,984 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 146,539 hectares | 766,287 hectares | 619,748 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 138,923 hectares | 742,079 hectares | 603,156 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1700s | 103,088 hectares | 701,141 hectares | 598,053 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1710s | 106,697 hectares | 694,865 hectares | 588,168 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1720s | 106,069 hectares | 688,319 hectares | 582,250 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1730s | 105,420 hectares | 681,486 hectares | 576,066 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1740s | 104,746 hectares | 674,348 hectares | 569,602 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1750s | 104,047 hectares | 666,882 hectares | 562,835 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1760s | 103,321 hectares | 659,065 hectares | 555,744 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1770s | 102,566 hectares | 650,872 hectares | 548,306 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1780s | 101,781 hectares | 642,273 hectares | 540,492 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1790s | 100,962 hectares | 633,232 hectares | 532,270 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1800s | 100,108 hectares | 623,714 hectares | 523,606 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1810s | 99,214 hectares | 613,671 hectares | 514,457 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1820s | 98,277 hectares | 603,053 hectares | 504,776 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1830s | 102,210 hectares | 591,800 hectares | 489,590 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1840s | 106,232 hectares | 579,839 hectares | 473,607 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1850s | 110,332 hectares | 567,084 hectares | 456,752 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 114,495 hectares | 553,432 hectares | 438,937 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 118,703 hectares | 538,032 hectares | 419,329 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 145,978 hectares | 521,485 hectares | 375,507 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 179,281 hectares | 503,588 hectares | 324,307 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 219,827 hectares | 2.73 million hectares | 2.51 million hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 269,000 hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 315,174 hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 367,935 hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 2.11 million hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 427,178 hectares | 2.32 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 667,800 hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.06 million hectares | 546,100 hectares | 515,944 hectares | Jordan |
| 1970s | 1.22 million hectares | 711,600 hectares | 512,333 hectares | Jordan |
| 1980s | 1.50 million hectares | 833,300 hectares | 665,976 hectares | Jordan |
| 1990s | 1.18 million hectares | 993,000 hectares | 182,354 hectares | Jordan |
| 2000s | 1.03 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 125,918 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.02 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | 308,475 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.36 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 45,987 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.41 million hectares against 1.28 million hectares in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 123,840 hectares, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Jordan ranks 132nd 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.