Land use hidden — Forest in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land use hidden — Forest was 357,552 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Forest in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 357,552 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Papua New Guinea peaked at 363,997 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 357,552 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Land use hidden — Forest in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 363,997 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 363,875 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 363,753 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 363,632 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 363,510 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 363,388 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 363,266 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 363,145 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 363,023 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 362,901 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 362,780 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 362,681 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 362,582 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 362,482 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 362,383 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 362,284 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 362,185 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 362,086 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 361,987 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 361,888 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 361,789 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 361,480 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 361,171 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 360,862 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 360,553 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 360,244 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 359,899 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 359,564 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 359,228 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 358,893 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 358,558 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 358,222 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 357,887 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 357,552 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 357,552 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57,738 Square kilometres, 6.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 357,552 Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25,208 Square kilometres, 14.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 363,449 Square kilometres | 362,901 Square kilometres | 363,997 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 362,334 Square kilometres | 361,888 Square kilometres | 362,780 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 360,368 Square kilometres | 358,893 Square kilometres | 361,789 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 358,055 Square kilometres | 357,552 Square kilometres | 358,558 Square kilometres | 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)
- 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 land use hidden — forest in Papua New Guinea?
- Land use hidden — forest in Papua New Guinea was 357,552 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 363,997 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 357,552 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata