Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Drained organic soils — Area

Papua New Guinea
457,496 ha
in 2024
Sweden
364,850 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
Sweden rank
15th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 457,496 ha against 364,850 ha in Sweden, a difference of 92,646 ha.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 15th of 221 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 390,977 ha 255,776 ha 135,201 ha Papua New Guinea
2000s 461,992 ha 280,374 ha 181,619 ha Papua New Guinea
2010s 441,126 ha 328,034 ha 113,092 ha Papua New Guinea
2020s 455,259 ha 364,546 ha 90,713 ha Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
Papua New Guinea, at 457,496 ha against 364,850 ha in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
92,646 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for drained organic soils — area?
Papua New Guinea ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 15th of 221 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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Indicator
Drained 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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