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
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
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%.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 363,389 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 363,268 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 363,146 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 363,024 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 362,902 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 362,781 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 362,659 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 362,537 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 362,416 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 362,294 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 362,172 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 362,073 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 361,974 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 361,875 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 361,776 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 361,677 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 361,578 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 361,479 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 361,380 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 361,280 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 361,181 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 360,872 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 360,564 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 360,255 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 359,946 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 359,637 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 359,291 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 358,956 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 358,621 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 358,285 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 357,950 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 357,615 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 357,280 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 356,944 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 356,944 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57,414 Square kilometres, 6.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 356,944 Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59,463 Square kilometres, 6.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 — 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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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