Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Forestland — Area, per capita
Bhutan
0.0034 1000 ha per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.0032 1000 ha per person
in 2025
Bhutan rank
11th
Papua New Guinea rank
12th
Forestland — Area, per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.0034 1000 ha per person against 0.0032 1000 ha per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per person.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bhutan ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per capita, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Bhutan, at 0.0034 1000 ha per person against 0.0032 1000 ha per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per capita between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0002 1000 ha per person, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forestland — area, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.