Terrestrial protected areas in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Terrestrial protected areas was 3.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Papua New Guinea, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 3.7 for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.7 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 2013.
That places Papua New Guinea 191st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.1 | — |
| 2014 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 3.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.8, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 3.7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8, 23% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.19 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Papua New Guinea?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Papua New Guinea was 3.7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2019.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 2013.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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