Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forestland — Area, annual growth rate was -0.0109 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea is -0.0109 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at -0.0109 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0643 % change on previous year, in 2010.
Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.0636 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.0633 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1993 | -0.0633 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1994 | -0.0634 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1995 | -0.0634 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1996 | -0.0635 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1997 | -0.0635 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1998 | -0.0638 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1999 | -0.0636 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2000 | -0.0636 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0637 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2002 | -0.0637 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0638 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -0.0641 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2005 | -0.0638 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2006 | -0.0639 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -0.0639 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2008 | -0.064 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2009 | -0.064 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2010 | -0.0643 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2011 | -0.0135 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 2012 | -0.0135 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0135 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0135 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0135 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.0618 % change on previous year | +358.8% |
| 2017 | -0.0615 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2018 | -0.0619 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2019 | -0.0616 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2020 | -0.0619 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2021 | -0.0109 % change on previous year | -82.5% |
| 2022 | -0.0112 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0109 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2024 | -0.0112 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2025 | -0.0109 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -358.8% | -0.0135 % change on previous year | -0.0618 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +82.5% | -0.0619 % change on previous year | -0.0109 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +79.1% | -0.0643 % change on previous year | -0.0135 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0635 % change on previous year | -0.0638 % change on previous year | -0.0633 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0638 % change on previous year | -0.0641 % change on previous year | -0.0636 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0378 % change on previous year | -0.0643 % change on previous year | -0.0135 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0195 % change on previous year | -0.0619 % change on previous year | -0.0109 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 152 Melanesia -0.0058 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Namibia -0.008 % change on previous year compare
- 154 Japan -0.0088 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Ethiopia -0.0146 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Norway -0.0206 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Chile -0.027 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Forestland — area, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea was -0.0109 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0109 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0643 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forestland — area, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.