Papua New Guinea vs Seychelles: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 3.38 % against 3.1 % in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.28 %.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Seychelles ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 211th and Seychelles ranks 210th of 220 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 % | 10.87 % | 9.64 % | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 1.57 % | 10.87 % | 9.3 % | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 1.84 % | 12.17 % | 10.33 % | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 2.19 % | 8.7 % | 6.51 % | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 2.54 % | 7.88 % | 5.34 % | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 2.94 % | 3.26 % | 0.324 % | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 3.1 % | 3.27 % | 0.168 % | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Papua New Guinea or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 3.38 % against 3.1 % in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Papua New Guinea and Seychelles?
- 0.28 %, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Seychelles?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Seychelles rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 211th and Seychelles ranks 210th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in 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.