Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: Arable land use per person

Jamaica
0.0423
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0318
in 2023
Jamaica rank
155th
Papua New Guinea rank
158th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Jamaica
  • Papua New Guinea
0.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0423 against 0.0318 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0105.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 206 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0901 0.0355 0.0546 Jamaica
1970s 0.0721 0.0467 0.0253 Jamaica
1980s 0.0533 0.0524 0.0009 Jamaica
1990s 0.059 0.0429 0.0161 Jamaica
2000s 0.0488 0.0378 0.0109 Jamaica
2010s 0.043 0.0366 0.0064 Jamaica
2020s 0.0423 0.0327 0.0096 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?
Jamaica, at 0.0423 against 0.0318 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
0.0105, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arable land use per person?
Jamaica ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed