Papua New Guinea vs South-Eastern Asia: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 75.15 % against 46.41 % in South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 28.74 %.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.6 times South-Eastern Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 5th of 215 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 | South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.22 % | 52.27 % | 23.94 % | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 75.73 % | 48.18 % | 27.56 % | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 75.39 % | 47.64 % | 27.74 % | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 75.17 % | 46.75 % | 28.42 % | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Papua New Guinea or South-Eastern Asia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 75.15 % against 46.41 % in South-Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Papua New Guinea and South-Eastern Asia?
- 28.74 %, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South-Eastern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 5th of 215 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.