Mongolia vs Papua New Guinea: Cropland — Area

Mongolia
1,129 1000 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1,215 1000 ha
in 2024
Mongolia rank
119th
Papua New Guinea rank
117th

Cropland — Area over time

  • Mongolia
  • Papua New Guinea
4006008001.0k1.2k1.4k196119922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,215 1000 ha against 1,129 1000 ha in Mongolia, a difference of 86 1000 ha.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 234 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 780.11 1000 ha 483.56 1000 ha 296.56 1000 ha Mongolia
1970s 907.6 1000 ha 609.2 1000 ha 298.4 1000 ha Mongolia
1980s 1,303 1000 ha 722.9 1000 ha 580.1 1000 ha Mongolia
1990s 1,319 1000 ha 834.5 1000 ha 484.3 1000 ha Mongolia
2000s 1,184 1000 ha 966.3 1000 ha 217.55 1000 ha Mongolia
2010s 1,291 1000 ha 1,140 1000 ha 151.02 1000 ha Mongolia
2020s 1,134 1000 ha 1,215 1000 ha 80.76 1000 ha Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, Mongolia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1,215 1000 ha against 1,129 1000 ha in Mongolia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area between Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
86 1000 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cropland — area?
Mongolia ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 234 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.