Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Cropland — Area

Dominican Republic
1,333 1000 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1,215 1000 ha
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
102nd
Papua New Guinea rank
105th

Cropland — Area over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
4006008001.0k1.2k1.4k196119922024

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1,333 1000 ha against 1,215 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 118 1000 ha.

That makes Dominican Republic'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 Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 105th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 1,052 1000 ha 483.56 1000 ha 568.11 1000 ha Dominican Republic
1970s 1,254 1000 ha 609.2 1000 ha 644.7 1000 ha Dominican Republic
1980s 1,430 1000 ha 722.9 1000 ha 707.41 1000 ha Dominican Republic
1990s 1,373 1000 ha 834.5 1000 ha 538.04 1000 ha Dominican Republic
2000s 1,216 1000 ha 966.3 1000 ha 249.99 1000 ha Dominican Republic
2010s 1,191 1000 ha 1,140 1000 ha 51.7 1000 ha Dominican Republic
2020s 1,250 1000 ha 1,215 1000 ha 34.62 1000 ha Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, Dominican Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Dominican Republic, at 1,333 1000 ha against 1,215 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area between Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
118 1000 ha, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cropland — area?
Dominican Republic ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 105th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.