Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 19,444 1000 ha against 15,092 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 4,352 1000 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 169 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,091 1000 ha | 19,710 1000 ha | 4,618 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 15,091 1000 ha | 19,643 1000 ha | 4,551 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 15,092 1000 ha | 19,569 1000 ha | 4,478 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 15,091 1000 ha | 19,476 1000 ha | 4,385 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 19,444 1000 ha against 15,092 1000 ha in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 4,352 1000 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Australia ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.