Share global forest in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share global forest was 0.8219 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.8219
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.8219
in 2025
All-time low
0.7969
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.8219 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.8219 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7969, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 20th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Share global forest in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7969 | — |
| 1991 | 0.7984 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7998 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8013 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8028 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8043 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8058 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8073 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8088 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8103 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8119 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8122 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8124 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8125 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8127 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8129 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8132 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8134 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8135 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8142 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8148 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8155 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8161 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8168 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8169 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8172 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8173 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8174 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8183 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8192 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8201 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.821 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8219 | +0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.8219 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 8.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.8219 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 29.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8036 | 0.7969 | 0.8103 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8126 | 0.8119 | 0.8134 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8159 | 0.8135 | 0.8173 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8197 | 0.8174 | 0.8219 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 share global forest in Papua New Guinea?
- Share global forest in Papua New Guinea was 0.8219 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8219 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7969 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share global forest?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 20th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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