Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Land use palm oil

Brazil
221,828
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
281,937
in 2024
Brazil rank
13th
Papua New Guinea rank
10th

Land use palm oil over time

  • Brazil
  • Papua New Guinea
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 281,937 against 221,828 in Brazil, a difference of 60,109.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 44 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 3,756 0 3,756 Brazil
1970s 4,140 5,380 1,240 Papua New Guinea
1980s 13,150 31,200 18,050 Papua New Guinea
1990s 69,842 57,350 12,492 Brazil
2000s 91,185 90,600 584.9 Brazil
2010s 129,362 173,429 44,066 Papua New Guinea
2020s 204,508 265,012 60,504 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use palm oil, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 281,937 against 221,828 in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in land use palm oil between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
60,109, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land use palm oil?
Brazil ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Land use palm oil. 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 palm oil
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
44 places, 2,666 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed