Eswatini vs Papua New Guinea: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Eswatini
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,405 1000 ha against 1,197 1000 ha in Eswatini, a difference of 208 1000 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,485 1000 ha | 556.56 1000 ha | 928.22 1000 ha | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 1,431 1000 ha | 711.6 1000 ha | 719 1000 ha | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 1,289 1000 ha | 833.3 1000 ha | 455.4 1000 ha | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 1,224 1000 ha | 993 1000 ha | 231.5 1000 ha | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 1,223 1000 ha | 1,152 1000 ha | 70.77 1000 ha | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1,212 1000 ha | 1,330 1000 ha | 117.95 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1,196 1000 ha | 1,405 1000 ha | 208.74 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Eswatini or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1,405 1000 ha against 1,197 1000 ha in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Eswatini and Papua New Guinea?
- 208 1000 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Papua New Guinea rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Eswatini ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.