South Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
South Korea
-3,774 hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-3,750 hectares
in 2025
South Korea rank
177th
Papua New Guinea rank
176th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- South Korea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -3,750 hectares against -3,774 hectares in South Korea, a difference of 24 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 235 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,500 hectares | -21,914 hectares | 14,414 hectares | South Korea |
| 2000s | -8,760 hectares | -21,918 hectares | 13,158 hectares | South Korea |
| 2010s | -9,010 hectares | -12,919 hectares | 3,909 hectares | South Korea |
| 2020s | -4,445 hectares | -6,635 hectares | 2,190 hectares | South Korea |
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, South Korea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -3,750 hectares against -3,774 hectares in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between South Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 hectares, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- South Korea ranks 177th 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.