Papua New Guinea vs Southern Africa: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 47,122 1000 ha against 34,029 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 13,093 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and Southern Africa ranks 28th of 249 countries.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,516 1000 ha | 44,901 1000 ha | 10,386 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 34,297 1000 ha | 45,369 1000 ha | 11,072 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 34,139 1000 ha | 46,223 1000 ha | 12,085 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 34,038 1000 ha | 46,909 1000 ha | 12,870 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Papua New Guinea or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 47,122 1000 ha against 34,029 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Papua New Guinea and Southern Africa?
- 13,093 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Southern Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Southern Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and Southern Africa ranks 28th of 249 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.