Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea: Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area

Mozambique
32,159 1000 ha
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
33,970 1000 ha
in 2025
Mozambique rank
19th
Papua New Guinea rank
18th

Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area over time

  • Mozambique
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 33,970 1000 ha against 32,159 1000 ha in Mozambique, a difference of 1,811 1000 ha.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 202 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 40,349 1000 ha 34,467 1000 ha 5,883 1000 ha Mozambique
2000s 37,672 1000 ha 34,248 1000 ha 3,424 1000 ha Mozambique
2010s 34,982 1000 ha 34,089 1000 ha 893.57 1000 ha Mozambique
2020s 32,831 1000 ha 33,982 1000 ha 1,151 1000 ha Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest β€” area, Mozambique or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 33,970 1000 ha against 32,159 1000 ha in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest β€” area between Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
1,811 1000 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Papua New Guinea rank globally for naturally regenerating forest β€” area?
Mozambique ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest β€” 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.