Which has higher share of land defined as natural habitat, Guyana or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 94.68 against 92.37 in Guyana as of 2010.

What is the difference in share of land defined as natural habitat between Guyana and Papua New Guinea?

2.31, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Papua New Guinea?

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land defined as natural habitat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guyana vs Papua New Guinea: Share of land defined as natural habitat

Guyana

92.37

in 2010

Papua New Guinea

94.68

in 2010

Guyana rank

15th

Papua New Guinea rank

12th

Share of land defined as natural habitat over time

Guyana
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 94.68 against 92.37 in Guyana, a difference of 2.31.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 168 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 16 and Papua New Guinea in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1780s	97.38	95.73	1.65	Guyana
1790s	97.39	95.73	1.67	Guyana
1800s	97.4	95.72	1.68	Guyana
1810s	97.4	95.72	1.69	Guyana
1820s	97.4	95.71	1.69	Guyana
1830s	97.38	95.7	1.68	Guyana
1840s	97.38	95.7	1.68	Guyana
1850s	97.37	95.69	1.67	Guyana
1860s	97.35	95.68	1.67	Guyana
1870s	97.31	95.68	1.64	Guyana
1880s	97.26	95.67	1.59	Guyana
1890s	97.15	95.66	1.49	Guyana
1900s	97	95.65	1.35	Guyana
1910s	96.78	95.64	1.13	Guyana
1920s	96.48	95.62	0.8558	Guyana
1930s	96.06	95.58	0.4765	Guyana
1940s	95.5	95.54	0.0395	Papua New Guinea
1950s	94.76	95.5	0.7368	Papua New Guinea
1960s	93.61	95.41	1.8	Papua New Guinea
1970s	93.5	95.27	1.77	Papua New Guinea
1980s	92.27	95.17	2.9	Papua New Guinea
1990s	92.2	95	2.8	Papua New Guinea
2000s	92.2	94.82	2.63	Papua New Guinea
2010s	92.37	94.68	2.31	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land defined as natural habitat, Guyana or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 94.68 against 92.37 in Guyana as of 2010.
What is the difference in share of land defined as natural habitat between Guyana and Papua New Guinea?: 2.31, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Papua New Guinea?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Guyana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of land defined as natural habitat?: Guyana ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land defined as natural habitat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of land defined as natural habitat
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 4,032 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Natural ecosystems include forest, grassland, savanna, and shrublands, and other classes such as peatlands and marshes. It is total land minus land that is used by humans for agriculture – either croplands or pasture – or for infrastructure and urban environments.