Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 5.5 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at 5.5 m3 per square kilometre.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8.41 m3 per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 m3 per square kilometre, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0075 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0106 m3 per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0782 m3 per square kilometre | +637.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1025 m3 per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0779 m3 per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1407 m3 per square kilometre | +80.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2509 m3 per square kilometre | +78.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3171 m3 per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2259 m3 per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4268 m3 per square kilometre | +89.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9489 m3 per square kilometre | +122.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9034 m3 per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9378 m3 per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.45 m3 per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8219 m3 per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9813 m3 per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8886 m3 per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9829 m3 per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9829 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1981 | 1.65 m3 per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 2.35 m3 per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 1983 | 2.25 m3 per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 2.87 m3 per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1985 | 2.56 m3 per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1986 | 2.9 m3 per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 3.18 m3 per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 3.01 m3 per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 2 m3 per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 1990 | 2.24 m3 per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 2.88 m3 per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1992 | 4.03 m3 per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 1993 | 4.06 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.79 m3 per square kilometre | +67.3% |
| 1995 | 6.21 m3 per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 5.34 m3 per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 6.65 m3 per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 3.58 m3 per square kilometre | -46.1% |
| 1999 | 4.39 m3 per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 4.41 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.45 m3 per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 4.1 m3 per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 4.56 m3 per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 4.46 m3 per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.45 m3 per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.04 m3 per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 6.26 m3 per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 5.69 m3 per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 4.63 m3 per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 6.15 m3 per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2011 | 7.33 m3 per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 6.95 m3 per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 7.29 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 8.41 m3 per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 8.06 m3 per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 7.62 m3 per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 7.04 m3 per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 8.28 m3 per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 8.33 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.41 m3 per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 5.52 m3 per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 6.46 m3 per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 5.5 m3 per square kilometre | -14.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 5.5 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0077 m3 per square kilometre, 710.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 5.5 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.002 m3 per square kilometre, 2706.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +637.5% | 0.0106 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0782 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1346 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0075 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3171 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9321 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4268 m3 per square kilometre | 1.45 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.42 m3 per square kilometre | 1.42 m3 per square kilometre | 3.18 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.62 m3 per square kilometre | 2.24 m3 per square kilometre | 6.79 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7 m3 per square kilometre | 3.45 m3 per square kilometre | 6.26 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.55 m3 per square kilometre | 6.15 m3 per square kilometre | 8.41 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.97 m3 per square kilometre | 5.5 m3 per square kilometre | 6.46 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 5.5 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.41 m3 per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 m3 per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.