Papua New Guinea vs Spain: Land use hidden — Land area

Papua New Guinea
452,860 Square kilometres
in 2023
Spain
499,697 Square kilometres
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Spain rank
46th

Land use hidden — Land area over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Spain
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 499,697 Square kilometres against 452,860 Square kilometres in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 46,837 Square kilometres.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Spain ranks 46th of 202 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 452,860 Square kilometres 499,780 Square kilometres 46,920 Square kilometres Spain
1970s 452,860 Square kilometres 499,668 Square kilometres 46,808 Square kilometres Spain
1980s 452,860 Square kilometres 499,446 Square kilometres 46,586 Square kilometres Spain
1990s 452,860 Square kilometres 499,440 Square kilometres 46,580 Square kilometres Spain
2000s 452,860 Square kilometres 498,959 Square kilometres 46,099 Square kilometres Spain
2010s 452,860 Square kilometres 499,847 Square kilometres 46,987 Square kilometres Spain
2020s 452,860 Square kilometres 499,675 Square kilometres 46,815 Square kilometres Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, Papua New Guinea or Spain?
Spain, at 499,697 Square kilometres against 452,860 Square kilometres in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area between Papua New Guinea and Spain?
46,837 Square kilometres, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Spain rank globally for land use hidden — land area?
Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Spain ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,445 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata