Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Drained organic soils — Area
Papua New Guinea
457,496 ha
in 2024
Zambia
352,401 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
Zambia rank
17th
Drained organic soils — Area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 457,496 ha against 352,401 ha in Zambia, a difference of 105,095 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 17th 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 | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 390,977 ha | 349,344 ha | 41,633 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 461,992 ha | 351,446 ha | 110,546 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 441,126 ha | 350,191 ha | 90,935 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 455,259 ha | 352,031 ha | 103,228 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 Zambia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 457,496 ha against 352,401 ha in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 105,095 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for drained organic soils — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 17th 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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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.