Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea: Share global forest
Mozambique
0.7788
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.8219
in 2025
Mozambique rank
21st
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
Share global forest over time
- Mozambique
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.8219 against 0.7788 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0431.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9402 | 0.8036 | 0.1366 | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.8936 | 0.8126 | 0.081 | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 0.8376 | 0.8159 | 0.0217 | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.7925 | 0.8197 | 0.0272 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share global forest, Mozambique or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.8219 against 0.7788 in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share global forest between Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0431, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share global forest?
- Mozambique ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share global forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.