Americas vs Papua New Guinea: Cropland organic soils — Area
Americas
2.38 million ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
449,553 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
Papua New Guinea rank
10th
Cropland organic soils — Area over time
- Americas
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Americas currently reports 2.38 million ha against 449,553 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.93 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 5.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.27 million ha | 383,581 ha | 1.89 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 2.35 million ha | 453,797 ha | 1.89 million ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 2.35 million ha | 433,143 ha | 1.92 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 2.38 million ha | 447,309 ha | 1.93 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland organic soils — area, Americas or Papua New Guinea?
- Americas, at 2.38 million ha against 449,553 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland organic soils — area between Americas and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.93 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cropland organic soils — area?
- Americas ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.