Barbados vs Papua New Guinea: Share of forest area within protected areas
Barbados
4.8%
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
4.0%
in 2025
Barbados rank
166th
Papua New Guinea rank
169th
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Barbados
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 4.8% against 4.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 169th of 197 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 0.8% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Barbados or Papua New Guinea?
- Barbados, at 4.8% against 4.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.8%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Barbados ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 169th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).