Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 7.31 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.31
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
217th
of 240 countries
All-time high
7.31
in 2017
All-time low
6.76
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Papua New Guinea is 7.31, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7.31 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.76, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 217th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.76 | — |
| 2001 | 6.76 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.82 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.87 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 6.87 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.87 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.87 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.12 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.17 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 7.22 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.22 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.22 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.22 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.22 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.22 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.22 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.22 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.31 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.31 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.31 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.31 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.31 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.31 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.31 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.31 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.31 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 7.31 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 7.31 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.52, 19% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.93 | 6.76 | 7.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.25 | 7.22 | 7.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.31 | 7.31 | 7.31 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 214 French Polynesia 8.64 compare
- 215 Lebanon 7.54 compare
- 216 British Virgin Islands 7.37 compare
- 218 Iraq 5.58 compare
- 219 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.1 compare
- 220 Solomon Islands 4.85 compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0177 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Papua New Guinea?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Papua New Guinea was 7.31 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.31 in 2017.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.76 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 217th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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