Iraq vs Papua New Guinea: Land use hidden — Total area
Land use hidden — Total area over time
- Iraq
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 462,840 Square kilometres against 435,050 Square kilometres in Iraq, a difference of 27,790 Square kilometres.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 202 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 438,320 Square kilometres | 462,840 Square kilometres | 24,520 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 438,320 Square kilometres | 462,840 Square kilometres | 24,520 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 438,320 Square kilometres | 462,840 Square kilometres | 24,520 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 438,320 Square kilometres | 462,840 Square kilometres | 24,520 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 438,012 Square kilometres | 462,840 Square kilometres | 24,828 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 435,108 Square kilometres | 462,840 Square kilometres | 27,732 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 435,050 Square kilometres | 462,840 Square kilometres | 27,790 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use hidden — total area, Iraq or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 462,840 Square kilometres against 435,050 Square kilometres in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use hidden — total area between Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
- 27,790 Square kilometres, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land use hidden — total area?
- Iraq ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Total area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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