Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Madagascar
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.11 ha/cap against 0.11 ha/cap in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 ha/cap.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 126th of 211 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3856 ha/cap | 0.2156 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.347 ha/cap | 0.217 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.309 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.099 ha/cap | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.247 ha/cap | 0.183 ha/cap | 0.064 ha/cap | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.189 ha/cap | 0.151 ha/cap | 0.038 ha/cap | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.143 ha/cap | 0.133 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.118 ha/cap | 0.118 ha/cap | 0 ha/cap | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?
- Madagascar, at 0.11 ha/cap against 0.11 ha/cap in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 ha/cap, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 126th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.