New Caledonia vs Papua New Guinea: Forestland — Area, per capita
New Caledonia
0.003 1000 ha per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.0032 1000 ha per person
in 2025
New Caledonia rank
14th
Papua New Guinea rank
12th
Forestland — Area, per capita over time
- New Caledonia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0032 1000 ha per person against 0.003 1000 ha per person in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per person.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
New Caledonia ranks 14th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 191 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per capita, New Caledonia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0032 1000 ha per person against 0.003 1000 ha per person in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per capita between New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0002 1000 ha per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forestland — area, per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 14th 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.