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

New Caledonia
174,330 hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
190,000 hectares
in 2025
New Caledonia rank
143rd
Papua New Guinea rank
140th

Grazing land use over the long-term over time

  • New Caledonia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 190,000 hectares against 174,330 hectares in New Caledonia, a difference of 15,670 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 10 and Papua New Guinea in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Caledonia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1000s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1100s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1200s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1300s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1400s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1500s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1600s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1700s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1710s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1720s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1730s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1740s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1750s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1760s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1770s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1780s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1790s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1800s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1810s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1820s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1830s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1840s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1850s 162,511 hectares 0 hectares 162,511 hectares New Caledonia
1860s 170,425 hectares 0 hectares 170,425 hectares New Caledonia
1870s 175,133 hectares 0 hectares 175,133 hectares New Caledonia
1880s 179,947 hectares 0 hectares 179,947 hectares New Caledonia
1890s 184,867 hectares 0 hectares 184,867 hectares New Caledonia
1900s 189,894 hectares 2.24 million hectares 2.05 million hectares Papua New Guinea
1910s 195,028 hectares 2.12 million hectares 1.92 million hectares Papua New Guinea
1920s 198,556 hectares 2.09 million hectares 1.89 million hectares Papua New Guinea
1930s 202,115 hectares 2.01 million hectares 1.81 million hectares Papua New Guinea
1940s 205,701 hectares 1.87 million hectares 1.66 million hectares Papua New Guinea
1950s 219,582 hectares 1.33 million hectares 1.11 million hectares Papua New Guinea
1960s 250,000 hectares 72,700 hectares 177,300 hectares New Caledonia
1970s 250,000 hectares 102,400 hectares 147,600 hectares New Caledonia
1980s 249,400 hectares 110,400 hectares 139,000 hectares New Caledonia
1990s 220,700 hectares 158,500 hectares 62,200 hectares New Caledonia
2000s 220,540 hectares 186,000 hectares 34,540 hectares New Caledonia
2010s 176,195 hectares 190,000 hectares 13,805 hectares Papua New Guinea
2020s 174,330 hectares 190,000 hectares 15,670 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, New Caledonia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 190,000 hectares against 174,330 hectares in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea?
15,670 hectares, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
New Caledonia ranks 143rd 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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About this data

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
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.