Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 58,590 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Papua New Guinea is 58,590 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Papua New Guinea peaked at 58,590 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48,990 hectares, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 115th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,994 hectares | 48,990 hectares | 48,999 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,004 hectares | 49,000 hectares | 49,009 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,966 hectares | 49,010 hectares | 52,834 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,190 hectares | 53,790 hectares | 58,590 hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Papua New Guinea?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Papua New Guinea was 58,590 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 58,590 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,990 hectares in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 115th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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