Forestland — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0032 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0032 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0089 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.008 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0032 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 15.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0032 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 7.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0032 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.