Papua New Guinea vs Southern Asia: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 100,831 1000 ha against 34,029 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 66,802 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 3.0 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Southern Asia ranks 19th of 215 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 | 34,516 1000 ha | 93,581 1000 ha | 59,065 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 34,297 1000 ha | 96,406 1000 ha | 62,109 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 34,139 1000 ha | 98,607 1000 ha | 64,468 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 34,038 1000 ha | 100,558 1000 ha | 66,520 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Papua New Guinea or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 100,831 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 Asia?
- 66,802 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Southern Asia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Southern Asia rank globally for forest land — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Southern Asia ranks 19th of 215 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.