Tree Cover Loss in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tree Cover Loss was 70,723 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tree Cover Loss in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss in Papua New Guinea is 70,723 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Papua New Guinea peaked at 180,807 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31,805 hectares, in 2003.
Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49,505 hectares | 31,805 hectares | 71,045 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 104,678 hectares | 53,046 hectares | 180,807 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,972 hectares | 70,723 hectares | 142,079 hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8422 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 17.02 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.02 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Papua New Guinea?
- Tree cover loss in Papua New Guinea was 70,723 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 180,807 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,805 hectares in 2003.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tree cover loss?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.