Norway vs Papua New Guinea: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Norway
-2,434 hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-3,750 hectares
in 2025
Norway rank
173rd
Papua New Guinea rank
176th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Norway
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Norway currently reports -2,434 hectares against -3,750 hectares in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,316 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 235 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,839 hectares | -21,914 hectares | 20,075 hectares | Norway |
| 2000s | -4,611 hectares | -21,918 hectares | 17,307 hectares | Norway |
| 2010s | -3,097 hectares | -12,919 hectares | 9,822 hectares | Norway |
| 2020s | -2,434 hectares | -6,635 hectares | 4,201 hectares | Norway |
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, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
- Norway, at -2,434 hectares against -3,750 hectares in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,316 hectares, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Papua New Guinea rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Norway ranks 173rd 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.