Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded -0.0% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025.
That represents a change of up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Papua New Guinea peaked at -0.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 6 |
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 change in forest area as a share of forest area in Papua New Guinea?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Papua New Guinea was -0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 149th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.