Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Arable land use per person

Japan
0.0325
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0318
in 2023
Japan rank
157th
Papua New Guinea rank
158th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Japan
  • Papua New Guinea
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0325 against 0.0318 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0007.

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

Japan ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0558 0.0355 0.0204 Japan
1970s 0.0453 0.0467 0.0014 Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0402 0.0524 0.0122 Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0371 0.0429 0.0058 Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0343 0.0378 0.0036 Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.033 0.0366 0.0036 Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0325 0.0327 0.0002 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Japan or Papua New Guinea?
Japan, at 0.0325 against 0.0318 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Japan and Papua New Guinea?
0.0007, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arable land use per person?
Japan ranks 157th 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