Panama vs Papua New Guinea: Net Forest conversion — Area
Panama
4.89 1000 ha
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
4.7 1000 ha
in 2025
Panama rank
59th
Papua New Guinea rank
61st
Net Forest conversion — Area over time
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Panama currently reports 4.89 1000 ha against 4.7 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.19 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Panama ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 61st of 223 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7 1000 ha | 21.91 1000 ha | 3.21 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 14.22 1000 ha | 21.92 1000 ha | 7.7 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 6.66 1000 ha | 13.3 1000 ha | 6.64 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.72 1000 ha | 7.59 1000 ha | 2.86 1000 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — area, Panama or Papua New Guinea?
- Panama, at 4.89 1000 ha against 4.7 1000 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — area between Panama and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.19 1000 ha, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net forest conversion — area?
- Panama ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 61st of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — 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).