Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Arable land use per person

Papua New Guinea
0.0318
in 2023
Solomon Islands
0.0287
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
158th
Solomon Islands rank
160th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0318 against 0.0287 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0031.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Solomon Islands ranks 160th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Solomon Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0355 0.0639 0.0284 Solomon Islands
1970s 0.0467 0.0526 0.0058 Solomon Islands
1980s 0.0524 0.0437 0.0087 Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0429 0.0311 0.0118 Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0378 0.035 0.0028 Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0366 0.0355 0.0012 Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0327 0.0298 0.0029 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0318 against 0.0287 in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
0.0031, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for arable land use per person?
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Solomon Islands ranks 160th 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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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