What is the difference in country area — area between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?

1,260 1000 ha, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Country area — Area

Cameroon

47,544 1000 ha

in 2024

Papua New Guinea

46,284 1000 ha

in 2024

Cameroon rank

59th

Papua New Guinea rank

60th

Country area — Area over time

Cameroon
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 47,544 1000 ha against 46,284 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,260 1000 ha.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	47,544 1000 ha	46,284 1000 ha	1,260 1000 ha	Cameroon
1970s	47,544 1000 ha	46,284 1000 ha	1,260 1000 ha	Cameroon
1980s	47,544 1000 ha	46,284 1000 ha	1,260 1000 ha	Cameroon
1990s	47,544 1000 ha	46,284 1000 ha	1,260 1000 ha	Cameroon
2000s	47,544 1000 ha	46,284 1000 ha	1,260 1000 ha	Cameroon
2010s	47,544 1000 ha	46,284 1000 ha	1,260 1000 ha	Cameroon
2020s	47,544 1000 ha	46,284 1000 ha	1,260 1000 ha	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?: Cameroon, at 47,544 1000 ha against 46,284 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?: 1,260 1000 ha, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for country area — area?: Cameroon ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Country area — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 284 places, 16,500 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.