Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Change forest vs gdp

Japan
-0.0088
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-0.011
in 2025
Japan rank
147th
Papua New Guinea rank
148th

Change forest vs gdp 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 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 227 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 vs gdp, 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 vs gdp 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 vs gdp?
Japan ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 227 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change forest vs gdp. 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 vs gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed