Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Share of global annual deforestation
Ethiopia
0.4%
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
0.4%
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
28th
Papua New Guinea rank
31st
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Ethiopia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 112 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Ethiopia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.