Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Australia
1,595 kt
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1,913 kt
in 2025
Australia rank
62nd
Papua New Guinea rank
60th
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,913 kt against 1,595 kt in Australia, a difference of 318 kt.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 62nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 243 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,779 kt | 8,919 kt | 48,860 kt | Australia |
| 2000s | 68,473 kt | 8,921 kt | 59,552 kt | Australia |
| 2010s | 12,061 kt | 5,413 kt | 6,647 kt | Australia |
| 2020s | 3,089 kt | 3,087 kt | 1.26 kt | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2), Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1,913 kt against 1,595 kt in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 318 kt, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Australia ranks 62nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 243 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). 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).