Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Papua New Guinea
33,970 1000 ha
in 2025
Zambia
44,820 1000 ha
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
18th
Zambia rank
17th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 44,820 1000 ha against 33,970 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 10,850 1000 ha.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 17th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 34,467 1000 ha 47,194 1000 ha 12,727 1000 ha Zambia
2000s 34,248 1000 ha 46,837 1000 ha 12,589 1000 ha Zambia
2010s 34,089 1000 ha 45,904 1000 ha 11,815 1000 ha Zambia
2020s 33,982 1000 ha 45,063 1000 ha 11,081 1000 ha Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 44,820 1000 ha against 33,970 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
10,850 1000 ha, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 17th 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.