Belize vs Papua New Guinea: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Belize
0.0302 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0344 sq. km per person
in 2023
Belize rank
16th
Papua New Guinea rank
14th

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Belize
  • Papua New Guinea
0.040.060.080.1199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0344 sq. km per person against 0.0302 sq. km per person in Belize, a difference of 0.0042 sq. km per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 214 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0757 sq. km per person 0.0801 sq. km per person 0.0044 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0522 sq. km per person 0.0567 sq. km per person 0.0045 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0381 sq. km per person 0.042 sq. km per person 0.0039 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0315 sq. km per person 0.0354 sq. km per person 0.0039 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Belize or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0344 sq. km per person against 0.0302 sq. km per person in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Belize and Papua New Guinea?
0.0042 sq. km per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Belize and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
Belize ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.