Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Mozambique
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 34,029 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique, a difference of 1,786 1000 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 231 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 | 40,387 1000 ha | 34,516 1000 ha | 5,872 1000 ha | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 37,717 1000 ha | 34,297 1000 ha | 3,420 1000 ha | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 35,047 1000 ha | 34,139 1000 ha | 907.86 1000 ha | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 32,910 1000 ha | 34,038 1000 ha | 1,128 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Mozambique or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 34,029 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,786 1000 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest land — area?
- Mozambique ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.