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

Papua New Guinea
0.0344 sq. km per person
in 2023
Solomon Islands
0.0315 sq. km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
Solomon Islands rank
15th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
0.040.060.080.1199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0344 sq. km per person against 0.0315 sq. km per person in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0029 sq. km per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 14th and Solomon Islands ranks 15th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0801 sq. km per person 0.0674 sq. km per person 0.0127 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0567 sq. km per person 0.0531 sq. km per person 0.0036 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.042 sq. km per person 0.0406 sq. km per person 0.0014 sq. km per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0354 sq. km per person 0.0327 sq. km per person 0.0028 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, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0344 sq. km per person against 0.0315 sq. km per person in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
0.0029 sq. km per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 14th and Solomon Islands ranks 15th 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.