Forest land — Area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forest land — Area was 34,029 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Papua New Guinea stood at 34,029 1000 ha. 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 land — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 34,614 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34,029 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Papua New Guinea 25th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest land — Area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34,614 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 34,592 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 34,570 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 34,549 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 34,527 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 34,505 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 34,483 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 34,461 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 34,439 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 34,417 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 34,395 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 34,373 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 34,351 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 34,330 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 34,308 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 34,286 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 34,264 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 34,242 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 34,220 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 34,198 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 34,176 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 34,171 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 34,167 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 34,162 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 34,158 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 34,153 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 34,132 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 34,111 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 34,090 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 34,069 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 34,048 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 34,044 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 34,040 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 34,036 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 34,033 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 34,029 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 34,029 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 9.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 34,029 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 29.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,516 1000 ha | 34,417 1000 ha | 34,614 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,297 1000 ha | 34,198 1000 ha | 34,395 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,139 1000 ha | 34,069 1000 ha | 34,176 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,038 1000 ha | 34,029 1000 ha | 34,048 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 22 Zambia 44,874 1000 ha compare
- 23 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 24 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
- 26 Mozambique 32,243 1000 ha compare
- 27 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
- 28 Sweden 27,934 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Papua New Guinea?
- Forest land — area in Papua New Guinea was 34,029 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 34,614 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,029 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forest land — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.