Papua New Guinea vs Western Africa: Forest area
Papua New Guinea
34,029 ha th
in 2025
Western Africa
72,740 ha th
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
23rd
Western Africa rank
26th
Forest area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 72,740 ha th against 34,029 ha th in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 38,711 ha th.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 26th of 255 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,614 ha th | 99,361 ha th | 64,746 ha th | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 34,395 ha th | 90,336 ha th | 55,941 ha th | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 34,164 ha th | 80,830 ha th | 46,665 ha th | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 34,038 ha th | 74,195 ha th | 40,157 ha th | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Papua New Guinea or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 72,740 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 Western Africa?
- 38,711 ha th, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Western Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Western Africa rank globally for forest area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 26th of 255 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.