Eastern Asia vs Papua New Guinea: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Eastern Asia
173,702 1000 ha
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
33,970 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Asia rank
17th
Papua New Guinea rank
18th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 173,702 1000 ha against 33,970 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 139,732 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 5.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Eastern Asia ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 31 groups.

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 156,842 1000 ha 34,467 1000 ha 122,375 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2000s 163,771 1000 ha 34,248 1000 ha 129,523 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2010s 169,172 1000 ha 34,089 1000 ha 135,083 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2020s 171,947 1000 ha 33,982 1000 ha 137,965 1000 ha Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Eastern Asia or Papua New Guinea?
Eastern Asia, at 173,702 1000 ha against 33,970 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea?
139,732 1000 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Eastern Asia ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.