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Forest area — Papua New Guinea

Forest area in Papua New Guinea in 2023 — 357,552 km². Ranked 19 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.8%.

2023 357,552 km² −0.09% vs 2022
World rank 19of 213
Period maximum 363,997 km²1990
Period minimum 357,552 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023356,000358,000360,000362,000364,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 363,997 km²1991: 363,875 km²1992: 363,753 km²1993: 363,632 km²1994: 363,510 km²1995: 363,388 km²1996: 363,267 km²1997: 363,145 km²1998: 363,023 km²1999: 362,901 km²2000: 362,780 km²2001: 362,681 km²2002: 362,582 km²2003: 362,482 km²2004: 362,383 km²2005: 362,284 km²2006: 362,185 km²2007: 362,086 km²2008: 361,987 km²2009: 361,888 km²2010: 361,789 km²2011: 361,480 km²2012: 361,171 km²2013: 360,862 km²2014: 360,553 km²2015: 360,244 km²2016: 359,899 km²2017: 359,564 km²2018: 359,228 km²2019: 358,893 km²2020: 358,558 km²2021: 358,222 km²2022: 357,887 km²2023: 357,552 km²
Change over the period: −6,445 (−1.77%) Average annual rate: -0.05 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Papua New Guinea 357,552 km²
World 40.35M km²
East Asia & Pacific 6.66M km²
Melanesia computed 407,160 km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 357,552 −335 −0.09%
2022 357,887 −335 −0.09%
2021 358,222 −335 −0.09%
2020 358,558 −335 −0.09%
2019 358,893 −335 −0.09%
2018 359,228 −335 −0.09%
2017 359,564 −335 −0.09%
2016 359,899 −345 −0.1%
2015 360,244 −309 −0.09%
2014 360,553 −309 −0.09%
2013 360,862 −309 −0.09%
2012 361,171 −309 −0.09%
2011 361,480 −309 −0.09%
2010 361,789 −99 −0.03%
2009 361,888 −99 −0.03%
2008 361,987 −99 −0.03%
2007 362,086 −99 −0.03%
2006 362,185 −99 −0.03%
2005 362,284 −99 −0.03%
2004 362,383 −99 −0.03%
2003 362,482 −99 −0.03%
2002 362,582 −99 −0.03%
2001 362,681 −99 −0.03%
2000 362,780 −122 −0.03%
1999 362,901 −122 −0.03%
1998 363,023 −122 −0.03%
1997 363,145 −122 −0.03%
1996 363,267 −122 −0.03%
1995 363,388 −122 −0.03%
1994 363,510 −122 −0.03%
1993 363,632 −122 −0.03%
1992 363,753 −122 −0.03%
1991 363,875 −122 −0.03%
1990 363,997 — —

Melanesia, 2023

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

PG Papua New Guinea 357,552 SB Solomon Islands 25,208 FJ Fiji 11,601 NC New Caledonia 8,377 VU Vanuatu 4,423
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

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

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