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
-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-0199120082025

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

Indicator
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.