Planted Forest — Area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Planted Forest — Area was 58.59 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Papua New Guinea stood at 58.59 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 58.59 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.99 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 131st out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.99 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 48.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 48.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 48.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.97 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 50.92 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 51.88 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 52.83 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 53.79 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 54.75 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 55.71 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 56.67 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 57.63 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 58.59 1000 ha | +1.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 58.59 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 114.41 1000 ha, 51% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 58.59 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 227.41 1000 ha, 26% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.99 1000 ha | 48.99 1000 ha | 49 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.01 1000 ha | 49 1000 ha | 49.01 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.97 1000 ha | 49.01 1000 ha | 52.83 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.19 1000 ha | 53.79 1000 ha | 58.59 1000 ha | 6 |
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 planted forest — area in Papua New Guinea?
- Planted forest — area in Papua New Guinea was 58.59 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 58.59 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.99 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for planted forest — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 131st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Planted 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.