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Forest cover — Papua New Guinea

Forest cover in Papua New Guinea in 2023 — 78.95%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.42 pp.

2023 78.95% −0.07 pp vs 2022
World rank 9of 213
Period maximum 80.38%1990
Period minimum 78.95%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Papua New Guinea, 1990–202378.57979.58080.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 80.38%1991: 80.35%1992: 80.32%1993: 80.3%1994: 80.27%1995: 80.24%1996: 80.22%1997: 80.19%1998: 80.16%1999: 80.14%2000: 80.11%2001: 80.09%2002: 80.06%2003: 80.04%2004: 80.02%2005: 80%2006: 79.98%2007: 79.96%2008: 79.93%2009: 79.91%2010: 79.89%2011: 79.82%2012: 79.75%2013: 79.69%2014: 79.62%2015: 79.55%2016: 79.47%2017: 79.4%2018: 79.32%2019: 79.25%2020: 79.18%2021: 79.1%2022: 79.03%2023: 78.95%
Change over the period: −1.42 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 78.95%
World 31.1%
East Asia & Pacific 27.26%
Melanesia computed 76.88%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 78.95 −0.07 pp
2022 79.03 −0.07 pp
2021 79.1 −0.07 pp
2020 79.18 −0.07 pp
2019 79.25 −0.07 pp
2018 79.32 −0.07 pp
2017 79.4 −0.07 pp
2016 79.47 −0.08 pp
2015 79.55 −0.07 pp
2014 79.62 −0.07 pp
2013 79.69 −0.07 pp
2012 79.75 −0.07 pp
2011 79.82 −0.07 pp
2010 79.89 −0.02 pp
2009 79.91 −0.02 pp
2008 79.93 −0.02 pp
2007 79.96 −0.02 pp
2006 79.98 −0.02 pp
2005 80 −0.02 pp
2004 80.02 −0.02 pp
2003 80.04 −0.02 pp
2002 80.06 −0.02 pp
2001 80.09 −0.02 pp
2000 80.11 −0.03 pp
1999 80.14 −0.03 pp
1998 80.16 −0.03 pp
1997 80.19 −0.03 pp
1996 80.22 −0.03 pp
1995 80.24 −0.03 pp
1994 80.27 −0.03 pp
1993 80.3 −0.03 pp
1992 80.32 −0.03 pp
1991 80.35 −0.03 pp
1990 80.38 —

Melanesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SB Solomon Islands 90.06 PG Papua New Guinea 78.95 FJ Fiji 63.5 NC New Caledonia 45.83 VU Vanuatu 36.28
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for Papua New Guinea

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The absolute area of forest in square kilometers.

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The share of land and sea under protection — nature reserves, national parks, sanctuaries.

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