Share of forest land, Percent in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Share of forest land, Percent was 78.95 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
78.95
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 224 countries
All-time high
80.32
in 1992
All-time low
78.95
in 2023
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Share of forest land, Percent in Papua New Guinea, 1992–2023

0204060801992200720231992: 80.31993: 80.31994: 80.31995: 80.21996: 80.21997: 80.21998: 80.21999: 80.12000: 80.12001: 80.12002: 80.12003: 802004: 802005: 802006: 802007: 802008: 79.92009: 79.92010: 79.92011: 79.82012: 79.82013: 79.72014: 79.62015: 79.52016: 79.52017: 79.42018: 79.32019: 79.32020: 79.22021: 79.12022: 792023: 79

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 78.95 for share of forest land, percent in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of forest land, percent in Papua New Guinea peaked at 80.32 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 78.95, in 2023.

Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of forest land, Percent in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Share of forest land, Percent (Not Applicable) in Papua New Guinea, 1992 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1992 80.32
1993 80.3 -0.0%
1994 80.27 -0.0%
1995 80.24 -0.0%
1996 80.22 -0.0%
1997 80.19 -0.0%
1998 80.16 -0.0%
1999 80.14 -0.0%
2000 80.11 -0.0%
2001 80.09 -0.0%
2002 80.06 -0.0%
2003 80.04 -0.0%
2004 80.02 -0.0%
2005 80 -0.0%
2006 79.98 -0.0%
2007 79.96 -0.0%
2008 79.93 -0.0%
2009 79.91 -0.0%
2010 79.89 -0.0%
2011 79.82 -0.1%
2012 79.75 -0.1%
2013 79.69 -0.1%
2014 79.62 -0.1%
2015 79.55 -0.1%
2016 79.47 -0.1%
2017 79.4 -0.1%
2018 79.32 -0.1%
2019 79.25 -0.1%
2020 79.18 -0.1%
2021 79.1 -0.1%
2022 79.03 -0.1%
2023 78.95 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.23 80.14 80.32 8
2000s 80.01 79.91 80.11 10
2010s 79.58 79.25 79.89 10
2020s 79.07 78.95 79.18 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 7 Guyana 87.09 compare
  2. 8 Equatorial Guinea 86.39 compare
  3. 9 American Samoa 85.2 compare
  4. 11 Liberia 78.14 compare
  5. 12 Pitcairn 74.47 compare
  6. 13 Finland 73.72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of forest land, percent in Papua New Guinea?
Share of forest land, percent in Papua New Guinea was 78.95 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest share of forest land, percent recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 80.32 in 1992.
What is the lowest share of forest land, percent recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 78.95 in 2023.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of forest land, percent?
Papua New Guinea ranks 10th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of forest land, percent rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Share of forest land, Percent (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of forest land, Percent (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
225 places, 7,081 data points, 1992–2023
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