Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation was -3,750 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Papua New Guinea stood at -3,750. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic forest change vs imported deforestation 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.
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 |
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- 179 French Guiana -4,180 compare
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 domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Papua New Guinea?
- Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Papua New Guinea was -3,750 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -3,750 in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -21,918 in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 176th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic forest change vs imported deforestation 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 Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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