Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 190,000 hectares against 187,000 hectares in Gambia as of 2025.

What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?

3,000 hectares, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Grazing land use over the long-term

Gambia

187,000 hectares

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

190,000 hectares

in 2025

Gambia rank

141st

Papua New Guinea rank

140th

Grazing land use over the long-term over time

Gambia
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 190,000 hectares against 187,000 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 3,000 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 141st and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 32 and Papua New Guinea in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1000s	24,680 hectares	0 hectares	24,680 hectares	Gambia
1100s	27,207 hectares	0 hectares	27,207 hectares	Gambia
1200s	29,862 hectares	0 hectares	29,862 hectares	Gambia
1300s	32,592 hectares	0 hectares	32,592 hectares	Gambia
1400s	35,311 hectares	0 hectares	35,311 hectares	Gambia
1500s	37,867 hectares	0 hectares	37,867 hectares	Gambia
1600s	40,001 hectares	0 hectares	40,001 hectares	Gambia
1700s	41,230 hectares	0 hectares	41,230 hectares	Gambia
1710s	61,087 hectares	0 hectares	61,087 hectares	Gambia
1720s	79,023 hectares	0 hectares	79,023 hectares	Gambia
1730s	96,444 hectares	0 hectares	96,444 hectares	Gambia
1740s	113,326 hectares	0 hectares	113,326 hectares	Gambia
1750s	129,648 hectares	0 hectares	129,648 hectares	Gambia
1760s	145,382 hectares	0 hectares	145,382 hectares	Gambia
1770s	160,498 hectares	0 hectares	160,498 hectares	Gambia
1780s	174,965 hectares	0 hectares	174,965 hectares	Gambia
1790s	188,745 hectares	0 hectares	188,745 hectares	Gambia
1800s	201,799 hectares	0 hectares	201,799 hectares	Gambia
1810s	214,078 hectares	0 hectares	214,078 hectares	Gambia
1820s	225,530 hectares	0 hectares	225,530 hectares	Gambia
1830s	236,094 hectares	0 hectares	236,094 hectares	Gambia
1840s	245,697 hectares	0 hectares	245,697 hectares	Gambia
1850s	254,255 hectares	0 hectares	254,255 hectares	Gambia
1860s	262,553 hectares	0 hectares	262,553 hectares	Gambia
1870s	270,442 hectares	0 hectares	270,442 hectares	Gambia
1880s	286,123 hectares	0 hectares	286,123 hectares	Gambia
1890s	301,601 hectares	0 hectares	301,601 hectares	Gambia
1900s	310,238 hectares	2.24 million hectares	1.93 million hectares	Papua New Guinea
1910s	317,241 hectares	2.12 million hectares	1.80 million hectares	Papua New Guinea
1920s	318,670 hectares	2.09 million hectares	1.77 million hectares	Papua New Guinea
1930s	346,080 hectares	2.01 million hectares	1.67 million hectares	Papua New Guinea
1940s	366,039 hectares	1.87 million hectares	1.50 million hectares	Papua New Guinea
1950s	364,735 hectares	1.33 million hectares	966,562 hectares	Papua New Guinea
1960s	400,000 hectares	72,700 hectares	327,300 hectares	Gambia
1970s	400,000 hectares	102,400 hectares	297,600 hectares	Gambia
1980s	398,000 hectares	110,400 hectares	287,600 hectares	Gambia
1990s	366,500 hectares	158,500 hectares	208,000 hectares	Gambia
2000s	209,100 hectares	186,000 hectares	23,100 hectares	Gambia
2010s	187,000 hectares	190,000 hectares	3,000 hectares	Papua New Guinea
2020s	187,000 hectares	190,000 hectares	3,000 hectares	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 190,000 hectares against 187,000 hectares in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?: 3,000 hectares, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?: Gambia ranks 141st and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.