Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Share of global annual deforestation
Papua New Guinea
0.4%
in 2020
Uganda
0.4%
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
31st
Uganda rank
29th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 29th of 112 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 29th 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.