Argentina vs Papua New Guinea: Forest area
Argentina
282,462 sq. km
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
357,552 sq. km
in 2023
Argentina rank
20th
Papua New Guinea rank
19th
Forest area over time
- Argentina
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 357,552 sq. km against 282,462 sq. km in Argentina, a difference of 75,090 sq. km.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 213 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 343,823 sq. km | 363,449 sq. km | 19,626 sq. km | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 319,542 sq. km | 362,334 sq. km | 42,792 sq. km | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 293,314 sq. km | 360,368 sq. km | 67,054 sq. km | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 284,096 sq. km | 358,055 sq. km | 73,959 sq. km | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Argentina or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 357,552 sq. km against 282,462 sq. km in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
- 75,090 sq. km, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest area?
- Argentina ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.