Americas vs Papua New Guinea: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Americas
42.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
75.1%
in 2025
Americas rank
11th
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Americas
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 75.1% against 42.2% in Americas, a difference of 32.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Americas's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 35 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.5% | 76.4% | 29.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 76.0% | 31.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 75.4% | 32.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 75.2% | 32.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Americas or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 75.1% against 42.2% in Americas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Americas and Papua New Guinea?
- 32.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Papua New Guinea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Americas ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.