Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs Papua New Guinea: Cropland organic soils — Area

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1.47 million ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
449,553 ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
11th
Papua New Guinea rank
10th

Cropland organic soils — Area over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • Papua New Guinea
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M199020072024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 1.47 million ha against 449,553 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.02 million ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 3.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 31 groups.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.46 million ha 383,581 ha 1.08 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 1.49 million ha 453,797 ha 1.03 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 1.48 million ha 433,143 ha 1.05 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 1.48 million ha 447,309 ha 1.03 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — area, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Papua New Guinea?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 1.47 million ha against 449,553 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — area between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Papua New Guinea?
1.02 million ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cropland organic soils — area?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 11th 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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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.