Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 33,970 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Papua New Guinea is 33,970 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 34,565 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33,970 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Papua New Guinea 22nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,467 1000 ha | 34,368 1000 ha | 34,565 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,248 1000 ha | 34,149 1000 ha | 34,346 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,089 1000 ha | 34,016 1000 ha | 34,127 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,982 1000 ha | 33,970 1000 ha | 33,994 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 19 Zambia 44,820 1000 ha compare
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 42,847 1000 ha compare
- 21 Melanesia 39,145 1000 ha compare
- 23 Mozambique 32,159 1000 ha compare
- 24 Sudan (former) 30,713 1000 ha compare
- 25 Ethiopia 25,779 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Inland waters — Area 998 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.42 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 13.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 190 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 62.99 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 885 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 330 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.68 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Papua New Guinea?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Papua New Guinea was 33,970 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 34,565 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,970 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.