Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Forestland — Area, per capita
Congo
0.0034 1000 ha per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.0032 1000 ha per person
in 2025
Congo rank
10th
Papua New Guinea rank
12th
Forestland — Area, per capita over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Congo 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 Congo's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 191 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per capita, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Congo, 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 Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0002 1000 ha per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forestland — area, per capita?
- Congo ranks 10th 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.