Share of global annual deforestation in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of global annual deforestation in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of global annual deforestation in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 31st out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global annual deforestation in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +320.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +11.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 4.8× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Papua New Guinea was 0.4% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 31st out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.