Papua New Guinea vs Southern Asia: Forest area
Papua New Guinea
34,029 ha th
in 2025
Southern Asia
100,831 ha th
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
23rd
Southern Asia rank
22nd
Forest area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 100,831 ha th against 34,029 ha th in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 66,802 ha th.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 3.0 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd and Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 253 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,614 ha th | 91,973 ha th | 57,359 ha th | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 34,395 ha th | 95,545 ha th | 61,150 ha th | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 34,164 ha th | 98,041 ha th | 63,877 ha th | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 34,038 ha th | 100,558 ha th | 66,520 ha th | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Papua New Guinea or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 100,831 ha th against 34,029 ha th in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Papua New Guinea and Southern Asia?
- 66,802 ha th, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Southern Asia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Southern Asia rank globally for forest area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd and Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 253 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.