Norway vs Papua New Guinea: Forestland — Area, annual growth rate
Norway
-0.0206 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-0.0109 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway rank
157th
Papua New Guinea rank
155th
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Norway
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.0109 % change on previous year against -0.0206 % change on previous year in Norway, a difference of 0.0097 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0151 % change on previous year | -0.0635 % change on previous year | 0.0484 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2000s | -0.0379 % change on previous year | -0.0638 % change on previous year | 0.026 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2010s | -0.0255 % change on previous year | -0.0378 % change on previous year | 0.0123 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2020s | -0.0201 % change on previous year | -0.0195 % change on previous year | 0.0006 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, annual growth rate, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -0.0109 % change on previous year against -0.0206 % change on previous year in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, annual growth rate between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0097 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forestland — area, annual growth rate?
- Norway ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — 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 Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.