Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Forestland — Area
Papua New Guinea
34,029 1000 ha
in 2025
Sweden
27,934 1000 ha
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
18th
Sweden rank
21st
Forestland — Area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 34,029 1000 ha against 27,934 1000 ha in Sweden, a difference of 6,095 1000 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 21st of 223 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,516 1000 ha | 28,108 1000 ha | 6,408 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 34,297 1000 ha | 28,122 1000 ha | 6,174 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 34,139 1000 ha | 27,999 1000 ha | 6,140 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 34,038 1000 ha | 27,934 1000 ha | 6,104 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Papua New Guinea, at 34,029 1000 ha against 27,934 1000 ha in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 6,095 1000 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for forestland — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 21st of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).