Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 75.15 % against 56.64 % in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 18.51 %.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 21 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.71 % | 76.22 % | 14.51 % | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 60.12 % | 75.73 % | 15.62 % | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 58.17 % | 75.39 % | 17.22 % | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 56.94 % | 75.17 % | 18.23 % | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 75.15 % against 56.64 % in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 18.51 %, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 21 countries.
- 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.