Change forest area share total in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Change forest area share total was -0.011 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest area share total in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded -0.011 for change forest area share total in 2025.
That represents a change of up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Papua New Guinea peaked at -0.011 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0641, in 2010.
That places Papua New Guinea 149th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.0633 | — |
| 1992 | -0.0634 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | -0.0634 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | -0.0635 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | -0.0635 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | -0.0636 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | -0.0636 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | -0.0636 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | -0.0637 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.0637 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0638 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | -0.0638 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0638 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -0.0639 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | -0.0639 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -0.064 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -0.064 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | -0.0641 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | -0.0641 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | -0.0641 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | -0.0135 | -79.0% |
| 2012 | -0.0135 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0135 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0135 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0135 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.0617 | +357.6% |
| 2017 | -0.0617 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | -0.0618 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | -0.0618 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | -0.0619 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | -0.011 | -82.2% |
| 2022 | -0.011 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.011 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.011 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.011 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -0.011 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -357.6% | -0.0135 | -0.0617 |
| 2021 | +82.2% | -0.0619 | -0.011 |
| 2011 | +79.0% | -0.0641 | -0.0135 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0635 | -0.0637 | -0.0633 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0639 | -0.0641 | -0.0637 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0379 | -0.0641 | -0.0135 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0195 | -0.0619 | -0.011 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 change forest area share total in Papua New Guinea?
- Change forest area share total in Papua New Guinea was -0.011 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.011 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0641 in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for change forest area share total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 149th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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