Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0 hectares per person for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.8% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | +59.1% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -54.0% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +144.1% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -44.8% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +112.6% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +41.1% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -63.4% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +136.8% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -27.9% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -36.6% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | +186.8% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | -45.4% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -41.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 hectares per person, 76% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.