Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 3,777 million t in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Papua New Guinea stood at 3,777 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3,842 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,777 million t, in 2025.
That places Papua New Guinea 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,842 million t | — |
| 1991 | 3,840 million t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 3,837 million t | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 3,835 million t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,832 million t | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3,830 million t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3,828 million t | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3,825 million t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 3,823 million t | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3,820 million t | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 3,818 million t | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 3,815 million t | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3,813 million t | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3,811 million t | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3,808 million t | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3,806 million t | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,803 million t | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,801 million t | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,798 million t | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,796 million t | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,794 million t | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,793 million t | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,793 million t | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,792 million t | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,792 million t | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,791 million t | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,789 million t | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,786 million t | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,784 million t | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,782 million t | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3,779 million t | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3,779 million t | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,778 million t | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,778 million t | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,778 million t | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 3,777 million t | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,831 million t | 3,820 million t | 3,842 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,807 million t | 3,796 million t | 3,818 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,789 million t | 3,782 million t | 3,794 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,778 million t | 3,777 million t | 3,779 million t | 6 |
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More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1029 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Papua New Guinea?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Papua New Guinea was 3,777 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3,842 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,777 million t in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.