Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Planted Forest — Area

Malawi
59.03 1000 ha
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
58.59 1000 ha
in 2025
Malawi rank
120th
Papua New Guinea rank
121st

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
050100150199020072025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 59.03 1000 ha against 58.59 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.44 1000 ha.

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

Malawi ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 121st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 129.6 1000 ha 48.99 1000 ha 80.61 1000 ha Malawi
2000s 108.46 1000 ha 49.01 1000 ha 59.45 1000 ha Malawi
2010s 87.28 1000 ha 49.97 1000 ha 37.31 1000 ha Malawi
2020s 67.36 1000 ha 56.19 1000 ha 11.17 1000 ha Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
Malawi, at 59.03 1000 ha against 58.59 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
0.44 1000 ha, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for planted forest — area?
Malawi ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 121st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.