Melanesia vs Papua New Guinea: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate
Melanesia
-0.0056 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-0.0109 % change on previous year
in 2025
Melanesia rank
152nd
Papua New Guinea rank
155th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports -0.0056 % change on previous year against -0.0109 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0053 % change on previous year.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0443 % change on previous year | -0.0634 % change on previous year | 0.0191 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2000s | -0.0472 % change on previous year | -0.0638 % change on previous year | 0.0166 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | -0.0149 % change on previous year | -0.0378 % change on previous year | 0.0229 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2020s | -0.0202 % change on previous year | -0.0279 % change on previous year | 0.0077 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Melanesia, at -0.0056 % change on previous year against -0.0109 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0053 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.