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
Latest (2025)
58,590 hectares
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
115th
of 185 countries
All-time high
58,590 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
48,990 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48,990 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 48,991 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 48,992 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 48,993 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 48,994 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 48,995 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 48,996 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 48,997 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 48,998 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 48,999 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 49,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 49,001 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49,002 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49,003 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49,004 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49,005 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49,006 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49,007 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49,008 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49,009 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49,010 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49,010 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49,010 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49,010 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49,010 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49,010 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49,966 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 50,922 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 51,878 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 52,834 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 53,790 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 54,750 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 55,710 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 56,670 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 57,630 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 58,590 hectares | +1.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 58,590 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,396 hectares, 49% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 58,590 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 302,515 hectares, 19% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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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