Forest land area fell 0.008% to 336 '000 sq km in Papua New Guinea in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Papua New Guinea reached an all time high of 336 '000 sq km in 2010 and an all time low of 289 '000 sq km in 2009. When compared to Papua New Guinea's main peers, forest land area in Australia amounted to 1,248 '000 sq km, 910 '000 sq km in Indonesia, 102 '000 sq km in New Zealand and 80.4 '000 sq km in Philippines in 2015.
Papua New Guinea has been ranked 19th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | '000 sq km | 1,502 | 1,232 | 1,235 | 1,238 | 1,241 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 sq km | 2,041 | 2,006 | 2,022 | 2,037 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 sq km | 951 | 944 | 937 | 931 | 924 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 sq km | 205 | 221 | 221 | 222 | 222 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | '000 sq km | 82.8 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | '000 sq km | 289 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 336 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | '000 sq km | 76.1 | 68.4 | 70.8 | 73.2 | 75.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | '000 sq km | 0.023 | 0.164 | 0.164 | 0.164 | 0.164 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | '000 sq km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 sq km | 137 | 141 | 143 | 144 | 145 |
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