Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Indonesia
0.1%
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
0.1%
in 2020
Indonesia rank
50th
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 105 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.1% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Indonesia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Indonesia ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 105 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 deforestation 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 deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.