Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea: Drained organic soils — Area
Bangladesh
353,955 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
457,496 ha
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
17th
Papua New Guinea rank
15th
Drained organic soils — Area over time
- Bangladesh
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 457,496 ha against 353,955 ha in Bangladesh, a difference of 103,541 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 242 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 369,024 ha | 390,977 ha | 21,953 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 361,348 ha | 461,992 ha | 100,644 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 358,766 ha | 441,126 ha | 82,359 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 355,884 ha | 455,259 ha | 99,374 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Bangladesh or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 457,496 ha against 353,955 ha in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
- 103,541 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea rank globally for drained organic soils — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 242 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained 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.