Annual deforestation in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Annual deforestation was 33,530 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 33,530 hectares per year for annual deforestation in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Papua New Guinea peaked at 33,530 hectares per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9,910 hectares per year, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 31st out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,170 hectares per year | 12,170 hectares per year | 12,170 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 9,910 hectares per year | 9,910 hectares per year | 9,910 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 32,215 hectares per year | 30,900 hectares per year | 33,530 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 33,530 hectares per year | 33,530 hectares per year | 33,530 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4503 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4689 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8618 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation in Papua New Guinea?
- Annual deforestation in Papua New Guinea was 33,530 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 33,530 hectares per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,910 hectares per year in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for annual deforestation?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 31st out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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