Annual change forest area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Annual change forest area was -3,750 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-3,750
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
176th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-3,750
in 2021
All-time low
-21,918
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded -3,750 for annual change forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Papua New Guinea peaked at -3,750 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -21,918, in 2001.
Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -21,914 | — |
| 1992 | -21,914 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -21,914 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -21,914 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -21,914 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -21,914 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -21,914 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -21,914 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -21,914 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -21,914 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -21,918 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -21,918 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -21,918 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -21,918 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -21,918 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -21,918 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -21,918 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -21,918 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -21,918 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -21,918 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -4,605 | -79.0% |
| 2012 | -4,605 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -4,605 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -4,605 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -4,605 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -21,060 | +357.3% |
| 2017 | -21,060 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -21,060 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -21,060 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -21,060 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -3,750 | -82.2% |
| 2022 | -3,750 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -3,750 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -3,750 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -3,750 | -0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -3,750 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848, 4.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -21,914 | -21,914 | -21,914 | 9 |
| 2000s | -21,918 | -21,918 | -21,914 | 10 |
| 2010s | -12,919 | -21,918 | -4,605 | 10 |
| 2020s | -6,635 | -21,060 | -3,750 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 173 Norway -2,434 compare
- 174 Panama -3,014 compare
- 175 North Macedonia -3,244 compare
- 177 South Korea -3,774 compare
- 178 Ethiopia -3,920 compare
- 179 French Guiana -4,180 compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0177 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Papua New Guinea?
- Annual change forest area in Papua New Guinea was -3,750 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -3,750 in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -21,918 in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for annual change forest area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 176th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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