Forest area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forest area was 34,029 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
34,029
World rank
16th
of 219 countries
All-time high
34,614
in 1990
All-time low
34,029
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 34,029 for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 34,614 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34,029, in 2025.
Papua New Guinea ranks 16th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,614 | 34,614 | 34,614 | 1 |
| 2000s | 34,395 | 34,395 | 34,395 | 1 |
| 2010s | 34,164 | 34,153 | 34,176 | 2 |
| 2020s | 34,038 | 34,029 | 34,048 | 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 18.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.15 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 19.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Papua New Guinea?
- Forest area in Papua New Guinea was 34,029 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 34,614 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,029 in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forest area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 16th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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