Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Forest area
Papua New Guinea
34.03 million hectares
in 2025
Tanzania
43.40 million hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
Tanzania rank
19th
Forest area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 43.40 million hectares against 34.03 million hectares in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 9.37 million hectares.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 235 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.52 million hectares | 56.35 million hectares | 21.84 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 34.30 million hectares | 52.32 million hectares | 18.02 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 34.14 million hectares | 48.23 million hectares | 14.09 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 34.04 million hectares | 44.57 million hectares | 10.53 million hectares | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 43.40 million hectares against 34.03 million hectares in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 9.37 million hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for forest area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 19th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.