Which has higher land use, Papua New Guinea or Tajikistan?

Papua New Guinea, at 1.22 million against 1.05 million in Tajikistan as of 2023.

What is the difference in land use between Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?

166,000, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Papua New Guinea

1.22 million

in 2023

Tajikistan

1.05 million

in 2023

Papua New Guinea rank

109th

Tajikistan rank

112th

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.22 million against 1.05 million in Tajikistan, a difference of 166,000.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Tajikistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 109th and Tajikistan ranks 112th of 223 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 1.

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	844,875	940,125	95,250	Tajikistan
2000s	966,300	878,640	87,660	Papua New Guinea
2010s	1.14 million	955,640	183,860	Papua New Guinea
2020s	1.22 million	1.05 million	162,475	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher land use, Papua New Guinea or Tajikistan?: Papua New Guinea, at 1.22 million against 1.05 million in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use between Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?: 166,000, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for land use?: Papua New Guinea ranks 109th and Tajikistan ranks 112th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.