Mountain Green Cover Index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mountain Green Cover Index was 99.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Mountain Green Cover Index in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 99.1% for mountain green cover index in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 99.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 2021.
That places Papua New Guinea 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 19 Belize 99.2% compare
- 19 Gabon 99.2% compare
- 21 Liberia 99.2% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 99.1% compare
- 24 Madagascar 99.0% compare
- 25 Central African Republic 99.0% compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.504 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0178 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1159 °C (2026)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6022 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.257 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain green cover index in Papua New Guinea?
- Mountain green cover index in Papua New Guinea was 99.1% in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mountain green cover index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mountain green cover index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Mountain Green Cover Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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