Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 75.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
75.1%
World rank
11th
of 219 countries
All-time high
76.4%
in 1990
All-time low
75.1%
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 75.1% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 76.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2025.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.4% | — |
| 2000 | 76.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 75.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.4% | 76.4% | 76.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 76.0% | 76.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 75.4% | 75.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 75.1% | 75.2% | 2 |
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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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0303 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Papua New Guinea?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Papua New Guinea was 75.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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