Papua New Guinea vs United States of America: Drained organic soils — Area

Papua New Guinea
457,496 ha
in 2024
United States of America
1.55 million ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
United States of America rank
14th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • United States of America
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M199020072024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.55 million ha against 457,496 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.09 million ha.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 14th of 221 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 390,977 ha 1.54 million ha 1.15 million ha United States of America
2000s 461,992 ha 1.55 million ha 1.09 million ha United States of America
2010s 441,126 ha 1.54 million ha 1.10 million ha United States of America
2020s 455,259 ha 1.55 million ha 1.09 million ha United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Papua New Guinea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.55 million ha against 457,496 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
1.09 million ha, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and United States of America rank globally for drained organic soils — area?
Papua New Guinea ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 14th 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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