Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0344 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0344 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0934 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0344 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0934 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0905 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0873 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0842 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0811 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0782 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0755 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0728 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0703 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0678 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0655 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0633 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0612 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0592 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0573 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0554 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.052 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0504 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0489 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0474 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.046 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0447 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0435 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0423 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0412 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0402 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0392 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0382 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0373 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0365 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0358 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0351 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0344 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 15.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0344 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 6.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0801 sq. km per person | 0.0678 sq. km per person | 0.0934 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0567 sq. km per person | 0.0489 sq. km per person | 0.0655 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.042 sq. km per person | 0.0373 sq. km per person | 0.0474 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0354 sq. km per person | 0.0344 sq. km per person | 0.0365 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1129 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1305 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 495.76 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0344 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0934 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0344 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.