Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 34,029 1000 ha against 27,934 1000 ha in Sweden, a difference of 6,095 1000 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 25th of 231 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,516 1000 ha | 28,108 1000 ha | 6,408 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 34,297 1000 ha | 28,122 1000 ha | 6,174 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 34,139 1000 ha | 27,999 1000 ha | 6,140 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 34,038 1000 ha | 27,934 1000 ha | 6,104 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Papua New Guinea, at 34,029 1000 ha against 27,934 1000 ha in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 6,095 1000 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for forest land — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 25th 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.