Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Forest area (sq. km)
Papua New Guinea
340,290 sq. km
in 2025
Tanzania
434,000 sq. km
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
Tanzania rank
19th
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 434,000 sq. km against 340,290 sq. km in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 93,710 sq. km.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 214 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 345,157 sq. km | 563,515 sq. km | 218,358 sq. km | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 342,966 sq. km | 523,215 sq. km | 180,249 sq. km | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 341,388 sq. km | 482,255 sq. km | 140,866 sq. km | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 340,384 sq. km | 445,725 sq. km | 105,342 sq. km | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 434,000 sq. km against 340,290 sq. km in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 93,710 sq. km, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for forest area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 214 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.