OECD members vs Papua New Guinea: Forest area (sq. km), per capita
OECD members
0.0084 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0344 sq. km per person
in 2023
OECD members rank
12th
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time
- OECD members
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0344 sq. km per person against 0.0084 sq. km per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.026 sq. km per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 12th 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 | OECD members | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0099 sq. km per person | 0.0801 sq. km per person | 0.0702 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.0567 sq. km per person | 0.0474 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.042 sq. km per person | 0.0333 sq. km per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 0.0354 sq. km per person | 0.027 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, OECD members or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0344 sq. km per person against 0.0084 sq. km per person in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.026 sq. km per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do OECD members and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- OECD members ranks 12th 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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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.