Americas vs Papua New Guinea: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Americas
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 75.15 % against 42.32 % in Americas, a difference of 32.83 %.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Americas's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.67 % | 76.22 % | 30.55 % | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 44.06 % | 75.73 % | 31.68 % | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 43.14 % | 75.39 % | 32.24 % | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 42.52 % | 75.17 % | 32.65 % | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Americas or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 75.15 % against 42.32 % in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Americas and Papua New Guinea?
- 32.83 %, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Americas ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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.