Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Change forest area share total

Japan
-0.0088
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-0.011
in 2025
Japan rank
148th
Papua New Guinea rank
149th

Change forest area share total over time

  • Japan
  • Papua New Guinea
-0.075-0.05-0.025-00.025199120082025

How they compare

Japan currently reports -0.0088 against -0.011 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0022.

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

Japan ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 149th of 228 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -0.0297 -0.0635 0.0338 Japan
2000s 0.0295 -0.0639 0.0934 Japan
2010s -0.0132 -0.0379 0.0246 Japan
2020s -0.0107 -0.0195 0.0088 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change forest area share total, Japan or Papua New Guinea?
Japan, at -0.0088 against -0.011 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in change forest area share total between Japan and Papua New Guinea?
0.0022, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Japan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for change forest area share total?
Japan ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 149th of 228 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change forest area share total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Change forest area share total
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed