Forest area km in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forest area km was 34.03 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
34.03 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
20th
of 235 countries
All-time high
34.61 million
in 1990
All-time low
34.03 million
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Papua New Guinea is 34.03 million, measured 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 km in Papua New Guinea peaked at 34.61 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34.03 million, in 2025.
That places Papua New Guinea 20th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest area km in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.61 million | — |
| 1991 | 34.59 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 34.57 million | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 34.55 million | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 34.53 million | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 34.50 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 34.48 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 34.46 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 34.44 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 34.42 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 34.40 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 34.37 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 34.35 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 34.33 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 34.31 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 34.29 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 34.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 34.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 34.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 34.18 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 34.17 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.17 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 34.16 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.16 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.15 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.13 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 34.11 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 34.09 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 34.07 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 34.05 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 34.04 million | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.04 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.04 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.03 million | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 34.03 million | -0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 34.03 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.89 million, 8.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 34.03 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million, 29.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.52 million | 34.42 million | 34.61 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.30 million | 34.20 million | 34.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.14 million | 34.07 million | 34.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.04 million | 34.03 million | 34.05 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0177 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Papua New Guinea?
- Forest area km in Papua New Guinea was 34.03 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.61 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.03 million in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forest area km?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 20th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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