Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Land use hidden — Forest
Land use hidden — Forest over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 357,552 Square kilometres against 279,800 Square kilometres in Sweden, a difference of 77,752 Square kilometres.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 21st of 199 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 | 363,449 Square kilometres | 281,080 Square kilometres | 82,369 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 362,334 Square kilometres | 281,225 Square kilometres | 81,109 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 360,368 Square kilometres | 280,079 Square kilometres | 80,289 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 358,055 Square kilometres | 279,800 Square kilometres | 78,255 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use hidden — forest, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Papua New Guinea, at 357,552 Square kilometres against 279,800 Square kilometres in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use hidden — forest between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 77,752 Square kilometres, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for land use hidden — forest?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 21st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata