Which has higher forest area, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 443,380 sq. km against 357,552 sq. km in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?

85,828 sq. km, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Forest area

Papua New Guinea

357,552 sq. km

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of

443,380 sq. km

in 2023

Papua New Guinea rank

19th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

16th

Forest area over time

Papua New Guinea
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 443,380 sq. km against 357,552 sq. km in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 85,828 sq. km.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 19th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 16th of 213 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	363,449 sq. km	557,160 sq. km	193,711 sq. km	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	362,334 sq. km	519,960 sq. km	157,626 sq. km	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	360,368 sq. km	481,790 sq. km	121,422 sq. km	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	358,055 sq. km	450,415 sq. km	92,360 sq. km	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 443,380 sq. km against 357,552 sq. km in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 85,828 sq. km, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for forest area?: Papua New Guinea ranks 19th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 16th 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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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.