15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered was 193,702 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 193,702 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Papua New Guinea peaked at 194,122 km2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 193,702 km2, in 2021.
That places Papua New Guinea 10th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 194,035 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 194,116 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 194,122 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 193,916 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 193,787 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 193,702 km2 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 194,076 km2 | 194,035 km2 | 194,116 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 193,942 km2 | 193,787 km2 | 194,122 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 193,702 km2 | 193,702 km2 | 193,702 km2 | 1 |
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More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Papua New Guinea?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Papua New Guinea was 193,702 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 194,122 km2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 193,702 km2 in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 10th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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