Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Annual change forest area

Ethiopia
-3,920
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-3,750
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
178th
Papua New Guinea rank
176th

Annual change forest area over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Papua New Guinea
-80.0k-60.0k-40.0k-20.0k0199120082025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -3,750 against -3,920 in Ethiopia, a difference of 170.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -72,810 -21,914 50,896 Papua New Guinea
2000s -72,801 -21,918 50,883 Papua New Guinea
2010s -38,360 -12,919 25,441 Papua New Guinea
2020s -3,917 -6,635 2,718 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change forest area, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at -3,750 against -3,920 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change forest area between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
170, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual change forest area?
Ethiopia ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual change forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change forest area
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed