Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Land use for vegetable oil crops
Brazil
221,828 hectares
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
281,937 hectares
in 2024
Brazil rank
13th
Papua New Guinea rank
10th
Land use for vegetable oil crops over time
- Brazil
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 281,937 hectares against 221,828 hectares in Brazil, a difference of 60,109 hectares.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,756 hectares | 0 hectares | 3,756 hectares | Brazil |
| 1970s | 4,140 hectares | 5,380 hectares | 1,240 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 13,150 hectares | 31,200 hectares | 18,050 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 69,842 hectares | 57,350 hectares | 12,492 hectares | Brazil |
| 2000s | 91,185 hectares | 90,600 hectares | 584.9 hectares | Brazil |
| 2010s | 129,362 hectares | 173,429 hectares | 44,066 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 204,508 hectares | 265,012 hectares | 60,504 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use for vegetable oil crops, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 281,937 hectares against 221,828 hectares in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land use for vegetable oil crops between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 60,109 hectares, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land use for vegetable oil crops?
- Brazil ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use for vegetable oil crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.