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

Bhutan
0.0347 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0344 sq. km per person
in 2023
Bhutan rank
13th
Papua New Guinea rank
14th

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

  • Bhutan
  • Papua New Guinea
00.020.040.060.080.1199020062023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.0347 sq. km per person against 0.0344 sq. km per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0003 sq. km per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Bhutan ranks 13th 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 Bhutan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0449 sq. km per person 0.0801 sq. km per person 0.0352 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0408 sq. km per person 0.0567 sq. km per person 0.0159 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0369 sq. km per person 0.042 sq. km per person 0.0051 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0351 sq. km per person 0.0354 sq. km per person 0.0004 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, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
Bhutan, at 0.0347 sq. km per person against 0.0344 sq. km per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
0.0003 sq. km per person, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
Bhutan ranks 13th 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.