New Caledonia vs Papua New Guinea: Forest area (sq. km), per capita
New Caledonia
0.0289 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0344 sq. km per person
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
17th
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time
- New Caledonia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0344 sq. km per person against 0.0289 sq. km per person in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0055 sq. km per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times New Caledonia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
New Caledonia ranks 17th 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 | New Caledonia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0424 sq. km per person | 0.0801 sq. km per person | 0.0377 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0348 sq. km per person | 0.0567 sq. km per person | 0.0219 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0302 sq. km per person | 0.042 sq. km per person | 0.0118 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0292 sq. km per person | 0.0354 sq. km per person | 0.0062 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, New Caledonia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0344 sq. km per person against 0.0289 sq. km per person in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0055 sq. km per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 17th 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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About this data
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.