Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Papua New Guinea: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.0056 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0344 sq. km per person
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
16th
Papua New Guinea rank
14th

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

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Papua New Guinea
00.020.040.060.080.1199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0344 sq. km per person against 0.0056 sq. km per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.0288 sq. km per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 6.1 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.014 sq. km per person 0.0801 sq. km per person 0.0661 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0102 sq. km per person 0.0567 sq. km per person 0.0465 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0075 sq. km per person 0.042 sq. km per person 0.0345 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0059 sq. km per person 0.0354 sq. km per person 0.0295 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, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0344 sq. km per person against 0.0056 sq. km per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Papua New Guinea?
0.0288 sq. km per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 47 groups.
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.