Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Other land — Area

Papua New Guinea
9,848 1000 ha
in 2024
Somalia
13,698 1000 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
47th
Somalia rank
44th

Other land — Area over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Somalia
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 13,698 1000 ha against 9,848 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3,850 1000 ha.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and Somalia ranks 44th of 218 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 9,777 1000 ha 10,742 1000 ha 964.82 1000 ha Somalia
2000s 9,837 1000 ha 11,466 1000 ha 1,629 1000 ha Somalia
2010s 9,818 1000 ha 12,572 1000 ha 2,754 1000 ha Somalia
2020s 9,841 1000 ha 13,547 1000 ha 3,707 1000 ha Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 13,698 1000 ha against 9,848 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
3,850 1000 ha, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for other land — area?
Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and Somalia ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other 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
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.