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

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Papua New Guinea: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre

Chile

0.0004 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

0.0004 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Chile rank

125th

Papua New Guinea rank

123rd

Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre over time

Chile
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre in Chile, a difference of 0 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd of 176 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0004 hectares per square kilometre	0.0004 hectares per square kilometre	0 hectares per square kilometre	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.0005 hectares per square kilometre	0.0007 hectares per square kilometre	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.0005 hectares per square kilometre	0.0005 hectares per square kilometre	0 hectares per square kilometre	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre, Chile or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre between Chile and Papua New Guinea?: 0 hectares per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Papua New Guinea?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Chile and Papua New Guinea rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?: Chile ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre
Unit: hectares per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 176 places, 3,776 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.