Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Ethiopia
-3,920 hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-3,750 hectares
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
178th
Papua New Guinea rank
176th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Ethiopia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -3,750 hectares against -3,920 hectares in Ethiopia, a difference of 170 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -72,810 hectares | -21,914 hectares | 50,896 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -72,801 hectares | -21,918 hectares | 50,883 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -38,360 hectares | -12,919 hectares | 25,441 hectares | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -3,917 hectares | -6,635 hectares | 2,718 hectares | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -3,750 hectares against -3,920 hectares in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 170 hectares, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Ethiopia ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.