How does Papua New Guinea rank for sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — production, per square kilometre?

Papua New Guinea ranks 90th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.

Is sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea

Name: Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Papua New Guinea: Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0883 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0883 m3 per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

90th

of 122 countries

All-time high

0.3047 m3 per square kilometre

in 1980

All-time low

0.0795 m3 per square kilometre

in 2011

Years of data

1961–2023

Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — production, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0883 m3 per square kilometre.

The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — production, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.3047 m3 per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0795 m3 per square kilometre, in 2011.

Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961 to 2023.
Year	m3 per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0994 m3 per square kilometre	—
1962	0.1016 m3 per square kilometre	+2.2%
1963	0.0861 m3 per square kilometre	-15.2%
1964	0.106 m3 per square kilometre	+23.1%
1965	0.1281 m3 per square kilometre	+20.8%
1966	0.1391 m3 per square kilometre	+8.6%
1967	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+1.6%
1968	0.159 m3 per square kilometre	+12.5%
1969	0.1546 m3 per square kilometre	-2.8%
1970	0.1546 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1971	0.1634 m3 per square kilometre	+5.7%
1972	0.1678 m3 per square kilometre	+2.7%
1973	0.1568 m3 per square kilometre	-6.6%
1974	0.1767 m3 per square kilometre	+12.7%
1975	0.1855 m3 per square kilometre	+5.0%
1976	0.1921 m3 per square kilometre	+3.6%
1977	0.1899 m3 per square kilometre	-1.1%
1978	0.2054 m3 per square kilometre	+8.1%
1979	0.276 m3 per square kilometre	+34.4%
1980	0.3047 m3 per square kilometre	+10.4%
1981	0.2716 m3 per square kilometre	-10.9%
1982	0.1987 m3 per square kilometre	-26.8%
1983	0.1215 m3 per square kilometre	-38.9%
1984	0.1325 m3 per square kilometre	+9.1%
1985	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	-33.3%
1986	0.1215 m3 per square kilometre	+37.5%
1987	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+16.4%
1988	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1994	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.1104 m3 per square kilometre	-21.9%
2001	0.1104 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.1104 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.1104 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.1104 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0.1104 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.1104 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	0.2208 m3 per square kilometre	+100.0%
2008	0.2208 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2009	0.1237 m3 per square kilometre	-44.0%
2010	0.1281 m3 per square kilometre	+3.6%
2011	0.0795 m3 per square kilometre	-37.9%
2012	0.0795 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2013	0.0795 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	+11.1%
2015	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2016	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2017	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

Papua New Guinea's 0.0883 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4457 m3 per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Papua New Guinea's 0.0883 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1352 m3 per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2007	+100.0%	0.1104 m3 per square kilometre	0.2208 m3 per square kilometre
2009	-44.0%	0.2208 m3 per square kilometre	0.1237 m3 per square kilometre
1983	-38.9%	0.1987 m3 per square kilometre	0.1215 m3 per square kilometre
2011	-37.9%	0.1281 m3 per square kilometre	0.0795 m3 per square kilometre
1986	+37.5%	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	0.1215 m3 per square kilometre
1979	+34.4%	0.2054 m3 per square kilometre	0.276 m3 per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1239 m3 per square kilometre	0.0861 m3 per square kilometre	0.159 m3 per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.1868 m3 per square kilometre	0.1546 m3 per square kilometre	0.276 m3 per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.1663 m3 per square kilometre	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	0.3047 m3 per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	0.1413 m3 per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.1338 m3 per square kilometre	0.1104 m3 per square kilometre	0.2208 m3 per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0897 m3 per square kilometre	0.0795 m3 per square kilometre	0.1281 m3 per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	0.0883 m3 per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

87 Indonesia 0.1352 m3 per square kilometre compare
88 Colombia 0.1 m3 per square kilometre compare
89 Panama 0.0944 m3 per square kilometre compare
91 Cambodia 0.0736 m3 per square kilometre compare
92 Malaysia 0.0685 m3 per square kilometre compare
93 Syria 0.0653 m3 per square kilometre compare

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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)
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)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — production, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?: Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — production, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0883 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — production, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.3047 m3 per square kilometre in 1980.
What is the lowest sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — production, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0795 m3 per square kilometre in 2011.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — production, per square kilometre?: Papua New Guinea ranks 90th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
Is sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre
Unit: m3 per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 123 places, 5,971 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.