Deforestation embedded in trade in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Deforestation embedded in trade was -1,712 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Deforestation embedded in trade in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, deforestation embedded in trade in Papua New Guinea stood at -1,712 hectares. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 63.5% on the previous year and up 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deforestation embedded in trade in Papua New Guinea peaked at -1,712 hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, -33,386 hectares, in 2016.
That places Papua New Guinea 151st out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Deforestation embedded in trade in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -23,193 hectares | — |
| 2006 | -25,869 hectares | +11.5% |
| 2007 | -24,772 hectares | -4.2% |
| 2008 | -28,639 hectares | +15.6% |
| 2009 | -22,607 hectares | -21.1% |
| 2010 | -21,704 hectares | -4.0% |
| 2011 | -20,162 hectares | -7.1% |
| 2012 | -18,088 hectares | -10.3% |
| 2013 | -15,731 hectares | -13.0% |
| 2014 | -22,555 hectares | +43.4% |
| 2015 | -28,218 hectares | +25.1% |
| 2016 | -33,386 hectares | +18.3% |
| 2017 | -26,817 hectares | -19.7% |
| 2018 | -21,861 hectares | -18.5% |
| 2019 | -12,670 hectares | -42.0% |
| 2020 | -7,521 hectares | -40.6% |
| 2021 | -4,029 hectares | -46.4% |
| 2022 | -4,693 hectares | +16.5% |
| 2023 | -1,712 hectares | -63.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -1,712 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 966.34 hectares. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's -1,712 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -332.56 hectares, 5.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -25,016 hectares | -28,639 hectares | -22,607 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | -22,119 hectares | -33,386 hectares | -12,670 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -4,489 hectares | -7,521 hectares | -1,712 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deforestation embedded in trade in Papua New Guinea?
- Deforestation embedded in trade in Papua New Guinea was -1,712 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -1,712 hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -33,386 hectares in 2016.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 151st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is deforestation embedded in trade rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deforestation embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deforestation driven by imported goods minus exported goods from agriculture and forest plantations. Net importers of deforestation are countries who contribute to net deforestation in other countries – the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.