Forest area as share of land area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forest area as share of land area was 75.14 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
75.14
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
11th
of 216 countries
All-time high
76.44
in 1990
All-time low
75.14
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 75.14 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 76.44 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 75.14, in 2025.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area as share of land area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.44 | — |
| 1991 | 76.39 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 76.34 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 76.29 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 76.24 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 76.19 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.14 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 76.1 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 76.05 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 76 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.95 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 75.9 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 75.85 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.81 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.76 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 75.71 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.66 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 75.61 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 75.56 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 75.52 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.47 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.46 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.45 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.44 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.43 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.42 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.37 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.32 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.28 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.23 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.18 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.18 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.17 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.16 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.15 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 75.14 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.22 | 76 | 76.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.73 | 75.52 | 75.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.39 | 75.23 | 75.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.16 | 75.14 | 75.18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 85.8 compare
- 9 American Samoa 79.25 compare
- 10 Dominica 76.47 compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 74.67 compare
- 13 Vanuatu 74.44 compare
- 14 Finland 74.16 compare
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0023 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Papua New Guinea?
- Forest area as share of land area in Papua New Guinea was 75.14 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 76.44 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.14 in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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