American Samoa vs Papua New Guinea: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
American Samoa
0.0793 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0752 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
American Samoa rank
7th
Papua New Guinea rank
9th
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- American Samoa
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 0.0793 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0752 1000 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.
American Samoa ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 191 countries.
American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0896 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0762 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0852 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0757 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0798 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0754 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0793 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0752 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, American Samoa or Papua New Guinea?
- American Samoa, at 0.0793 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0752 1000 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between American Samoa and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- American Samoa ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.