Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 54.85 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Papua New Guinea stood at 54.85 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 331.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Papua New Guinea peaked at 54.85 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.19 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Papua New Guinea 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.19 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 12.71 Square kilometres | +55.2% |
| 2015 | 24.52 Square kilometres | +92.9% |
| 2020 | 43.87 Square kilometres | +78.9% |
| 2022 | 54.85 Square kilometres | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.19 Square kilometres | 8.19 Square kilometres | 8.19 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.62 Square kilometres | 12.71 Square kilometres | 24.52 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 49.36 Square kilometres | 43.87 Square kilometres | 54.85 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 136 Suriname 60.67 Square kilometres compare
- 137 Mauritius 56.88 Square kilometres compare
- 138 Hong Kong, China 55.77 Square kilometres compare
- 140 Guinea-Bissau 46.57 Square kilometres compare
- 141 Belize 37.87 Square kilometres compare
- 142 New Caledonia 31.67 Square kilometres 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)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -7.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Papua New Guinea?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Papua New Guinea was 54.85 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 54.85 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.19 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 331.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation