Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 356,944 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
356,944 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 189 countries
All-time high
363,389 Square kilometres
in 1990
All-time low
356,944 Square kilometres
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200620231990: 363.4k Square kilometres1991: 363.3k Square kilometres1992: 363.1k Square kilometres1993: 363.0k Square kilometres1994: 362.9k Square kilometres1995: 362.8k Square kilometres1996: 362.7k Square kilometres1997: 362.5k Square kilometres1998: 362.4k Square kilometres1999: 362.3k Square kilometres2000: 362.2k Square kilometres2001: 362.1k Square kilometres2002: 362.0k Square kilometres2003: 361.9k Square kilometres2004: 361.8k Square kilometres2005: 361.7k Square kilometres2006: 361.6k Square kilometres2007: 361.5k Square kilometres2008: 361.4k Square kilometres2009: 361.3k Square kilometres2010: 361.2k Square kilometres2011: 360.9k Square kilometres2012: 360.6k Square kilometres2013: 360.3k Square kilometres2014: 359.9k Square kilometres2015: 359.6k Square kilometres2016: 359.3k Square kilometres2017: 359.0k Square kilometres2018: 358.6k Square kilometres2019: 358.3k Square kilometres2020: 357.9k Square kilometres2021: 357.6k Square kilometres2022: 357.3k Square kilometres2023: 356.9k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 356,944 Square kilometres for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Papua New Guinea peaked at 363,389 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 356,944 Square kilometres, in 2023.

That places Papua New Guinea 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 362,842 Square kilometres 362,294 Square kilometres 363,389 Square kilometres 10
2000s 361,726 Square kilometres 361,280 Square kilometres 362,172 Square kilometres 10
2010s 359,761 Square kilometres 358,285 Square kilometres 361,181 Square kilometres 10
2020s 357,447 Square kilometres 356,944 Square kilometres 357,950 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 16 Zambia 441,980 Square kilometres compare
  2. 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 437,850 Square kilometres compare
  3. 18 Mozambique 359,458 Square kilometres compare
  4. 20 Myanmar 272,477 Square kilometres compare
  5. 21 Argentina 267,186 Square kilometres compare
  6. 22 Gabon 234,649 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Papua New Guinea?
Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Papua New Guinea was 356,944 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 363,389 Square kilometres in 1990.
What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 356,944 Square kilometres in 2023.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
Papua New Guinea ranks 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating 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 — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
213 places, 7,126 data points, 1990–2023
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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