Oceania vs Papua New Guinea: Forest land — Area

Oceania
183,898 1000 ha
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
34,029 1000 ha
in 2025
Oceania rank
20th
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Oceania
  • Papua New Guinea
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020072025

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 183,898 1000 ha against 34,029 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 149,869 1000 ha.

That makes Oceania's figure about 5.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.

Oceania ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 36 groups.

Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Oceania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 183,801 1000 ha 34,516 1000 ha 149,286 1000 ha Oceania
2000s 182,182 1000 ha 34,297 1000 ha 147,885 1000 ha Oceania
2010s 182,246 1000 ha 34,139 1000 ha 148,107 1000 ha Oceania
2020s 183,600 1000 ha 34,038 1000 ha 149,562 1000 ha Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Oceania or Papua New Guinea?
Oceania, at 183,898 1000 ha against 34,029 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Oceania and Papua New Guinea?
149,869 1000 ha, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oceania and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Oceania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest land — area?
Oceania ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 36 groups.
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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.