Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 4.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Papua New Guinea is 4.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 143rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Papua New Guinea was 4.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 143rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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