New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
New Zealand
0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
159th
Papua New Guinea rank
157th
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 159th and Papua New Guinea ranks 157th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 159th and Papua New Guinea ranks 157th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.