Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Namibia
-0.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-0.0%
in 2025
Namibia rank
147th
Papua New Guinea rank
149th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports -0.0% against -0.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Namibia ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 149th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.8% | -0.1% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at -0.0% against -0.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Namibia ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 149th of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.