Primary Forest — Area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Primary Forest — Area was 19,444 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 19,444 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 19,740 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19,444 1000 ha, in 2025.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,710 1000 ha | 19,679 1000 ha | 19,740 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,643 1000 ha | 19,612 1000 ha | 19,673 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,569 1000 ha | 19,521 1000 ha | 19,606 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,476 1000 ha | 19,444 1000 ha | 19,508 1000 ha | 6 |
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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 primary forest — area in Papua New Guinea?
- Primary forest — area in Papua New Guinea was 19,444 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19,740 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,444 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for primary forest — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Primary 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.