Angola vs Papua New Guinea: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Angola
55,640 hectares
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
58,590 hectares
in 2025
Angola rank
117th
Papua New Guinea rank
115th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time
- Angola
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 58,590 hectares against 55,640 hectares in Angola, a difference of 2,950 hectares.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 117th and Papua New Guinea ranks 115th of 185 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105,597 hectares | 48,994 hectares | 56,602 hectares | Angola |
| 2000s | 82,354 hectares | 49,004 hectares | 33,350 hectares | Angola |
| 2010s | 62,216 hectares | 49,966 hectares | 12,250 hectares | Angola |
| 2020s | 56,765 hectares | 56,190 hectares | 575 hectares | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted, Angola or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 58,590 hectares against 55,640 hectares in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted between Angola and Papua New Guinea?
- 2,950 hectares, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Angola ranks 117th and Papua New Guinea ranks 115th of 185 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.