Papua New Guinea vs Sudan (former): Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Papua New Guinea
33,970 1000 ha
in 2025
Sudan (former)
30,713 1000 ha
in 2011
Papua New Guinea rank
18th
Sudan (former) rank
20th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sudan (former)
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020072025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 33,970 1000 ha against 30,713 1000 ha in Sudan (former), a difference of 3,257 1000 ha.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sudan (former)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Sudan (former) ranks 20th of 202 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sudan (former) Difference Ahead
1990s 34,467 1000 ha 33,554 1000 ha 912.33 1000 ha Papua New Guinea
2000s 34,248 1000 ha 31,828 1000 ha 2,419 1000 ha Papua New Guinea
2010s 34,125 1000 ha 30,798 1000 ha 3,327 1000 ha Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Papua New Guinea or Sudan (former)?
Papua New Guinea, at 33,970 1000 ha against 30,713 1000 ha in Sudan (former) as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Papua New Guinea and Sudan (former)?
3,257 1000 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sudan (former)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sudan (former) rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Sudan (former) ranks 20th of 202 countries.
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.