What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Papua New Guinea?

Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Papua New Guinea was 39,084 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 39,744 1000 ha in 1992.

What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 38,849 1000 ha in 2000.

How does Papua New Guinea rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?

Papua New Guinea ranks 17th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.

Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Papua New Guinea

Name: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Papua New Guinea
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Papua New Guinea: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 39,084 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

39,084 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

17th

of 224 countries

All-time high

39,744 1000 ha

in 1992

All-time low

38,849 1000 ha

in 2000

Years of data

1992–2022

Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Papua New Guinea, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Papua New Guinea is 39,084 1000 ha, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Papua New Guinea peaked at 39,744 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 38,849 1000 ha, in 2000.

That places Papua New Guinea 17th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Papua New Guinea, 1992 to 2022.
Year	1000 ha	Change
1992	39,744 1000 ha	—
1993	39,744 1000 ha	-0.0%
1994	39,744 1000 ha	-0.0%
1995	39,372 1000 ha	-0.9%
1996	39,371 1000 ha	-0.0%
1997	39,324 1000 ha	-0.1%
1998	39,255 1000 ha	-0.2%
1999	39,012 1000 ha	-0.6%
2000	38,849 1000 ha	-0.4%
2001	38,880 1000 ha	+0.1%
2002	38,912 1000 ha	+0.1%
2003	38,987 1000 ha	+0.2%
2004	39,007 1000 ha	+0.1%
2005	39,067 1000 ha	+0.2%
2006	39,142 1000 ha	+0.2%
2007	39,195 1000 ha	+0.1%
2008	39,326 1000 ha	+0.3%
2009	39,363 1000 ha	+0.1%
2010	39,365 1000 ha	+0.0%
2011	39,367 1000 ha	+0.0%
2012	39,362 1000 ha	-0.0%
2013	39,367 1000 ha	+0.0%
2014	39,393 1000 ha	+0.1%
2015	39,393 1000 ha	+0.0%
2016	39,387 1000 ha	-0.0%
2017	39,380 1000 ha	-0.0%
2018	39,322 1000 ha	-0.1%
2019	39,242 1000 ha	-0.2%
2020	39,180 1000 ha	-0.2%
2021	39,124 1000 ha	-0.1%
2022	39,084 1000 ha	-0.1%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

Papua New Guinea's 39,084 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,523 1000 ha, 15.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Papua New Guinea's 39,084 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,253 1000 ha, 31.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	39,446 1000 ha	39,012 1000 ha	39,744 1000 ha	8
2000s	39,073 1000 ha	38,849 1000 ha	39,363 1000 ha	10
2010s	39,358 1000 ha	39,242 1000 ha	39,393 1000 ha	10
2020s	39,129 1000 ha	39,084 1000 ha	39,180 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

14 India 50,437 1000 ha compare
14 Polynesia 324.2 1000 ha compare
15 Republic of Moldova 301.31 1000 ha compare
15 Zambia 46,671 1000 ha compare
16 Mozambique 44,995 1000 ha compare
16 Syrian Arab Republic 273.67 1000 ha compare
17 Micronesia 61.48 1000 ha compare
18 Cameroon 35,626 1000 ha compare
18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 26.62 1000 ha compare
19 Argentina 35,616 1000 ha compare
19 Wallis and Futuna Islands 4.56 1000 ha compare
20 Sudan (former) 32,911 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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)
Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Papua New Guinea?: Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Papua New Guinea was 39,084 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 39,744 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 38,849 1000 ha in 2000.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?: Papua New Guinea ranks 17th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.