Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea: Forest area
Mozambique
32,243
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
34,029
in 2025
Mozambique rank
17th
Papua New Guinea rank
16th
Forest area over time
- Mozambique
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 34,029 against 32,243 in Mozambique, a difference of 1,786.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 16th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,589 | 34,614 | 6,974 | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 38,919 | 34,395 | 4,523 | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 35,581 | 34,164 | 1,416 | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 32,910 | 34,038 | 1,128 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 34,029 against 32,243 in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,786, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest area?
- Mozambique ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 16th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.