Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Share of global forest area
Papua New Guinea
0.8%
in 2025
Tanzania
1.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
Tanzania rank
19th
Share of global forest area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 235 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 0.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. 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 forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.