Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: Agricultural area over the long-term
Papua New Guinea
1.41 million hectares
in 2025
Switzerland
1.49 million hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
131st
Switzerland rank
128th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.49 million hectares against 1.41 million hectares in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 82,080 hectares.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 131st and Switzerland ranks 128th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 771,652 hectares | 804,976 hectares | 33,324 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1100s | 779,768 hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 568,862 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1200s | 784,528 hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 563,502 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1300s | 784,915 hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 831,255 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1400s | 779,520 hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 603,860 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 766,287 hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 591,873 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 742,079 hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 658,831 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1700s | 701,141 hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 996,689 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1710s | 694,865 hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 928,255 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1720s | 688,319 hectares | 1.54 million hectares | 854,441 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1730s | 681,486 hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 774,974 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1740s | 674,348 hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 689,622 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1750s | 666,882 hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 598,098 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1760s | 659,065 hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 591,335 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1770s | 650,872 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 583,048 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1780s | 642,273 hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 573,157 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1790s | 633,232 hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 561,608 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 623,714 hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 548,316 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 613,671 hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 552,359 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 603,053 hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 652,997 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 591,800 hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 724,010 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 579,839 hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 789,031 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 567,084 hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 850,626 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 553,432 hectares | 1.43 million hectares | 874,698 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 538,032 hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 917,798 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 521,485 hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 952,935 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 503,588 hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 953,072 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 2.73 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 2.58 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | 900,710 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 2.55 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 913,340 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 2.48 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 862,150 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 2.32 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | 740,210 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.77 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 112,275 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 546,100 hectares | 1.71 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 711,600 hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 941,873 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 833,300 hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 798,673 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 993,000 hectares | 1.59 million hectares | 592,695 hectares | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.15 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 399,650 hectares | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.33 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 190,269 hectares | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.41 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 89,758 hectares | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Papua New Guinea or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.49 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 Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 82,080 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 131st and Switzerland ranks 128th 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.