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Papua New Guinea · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 9 with data

Land

Forest cover

% of land area

9th of 213 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
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Forest coverPapua New Guinea's forest cover fell from 80.3 % in 1994 to 79.0 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202079%79%80%80%81%79.0 %

Papua New Guinea's forest cover fell from 80.3 % in 1994 to 79.0 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

19th of 213 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific
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Forest areaPapua New Guinea's forest area fell from 363,510 km in 1994 to 357,552 km in 2023.199520002005201020152020358k360k362k364k357,552 km

Papua New Guinea's forest area fell from 363,510 km in 1994 to 357,552 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

191st of 213 · 31st in East Asia & Pacific
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Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Papua New Guinea's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 3.1 % in 2013 to 3.7 % in 2025.2014201620182020202220243%3%3%4%4%3.7 %

Papua New Guinea's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 3.1 % in 2013 to 3.7 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

201st of 209 · 33rd in East Asia & Pacific
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Agricultural land (% of land area)Papua New Guinea's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 2.2 % in 1994 to 3.1 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520202%2%2%3%3%3%3%3.1 %

Papua New Guinea's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 2.2 % in 1994 to 3.1 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

191st of 206 · 30th in East Asia & Pacific
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Arable land (% of land area)Papua New Guinea's arable land (% of land area) rose from 0.4 % in 1994 to 0.7 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.4%0.5%0.6%0.7%0.7 %

Papua New Guinea's arable land (% of land area) rose from 0.4 % in 1994 to 0.7 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

75th of 200 · 20th in East Asia & Pacific
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Air pollution (PM2.5)Papua New Guinea's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 15.5 in 1994 to 14.1 in 2023.199520002005201020152020131415161714.1

Papua New Guinea's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 15.5 in 1994 to 14.1 in 2023.

Water

Water stress

% of internal resources

2nd of 175 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific
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Water stressPapua New Guinea's water stress rose from 0.0 % in 2000 to 0.0 % in 2022.200020052010201520200.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0 %

Papua New Guinea's water stress rose from 0.0 % in 2000 to 0.0 % in 2022.

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

cubic metres per person

5th of 181 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific
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Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaPapua New Guinea's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 185,379 in 1993 to 78,505 in 2022.199520002005201020152020100k150k200k78,505

Papua New Guinea's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 185,379 in 1993 to 78,505 in 2022.

Access

Safe sanitation

% of population

129th of 141 · 24th in East Asia & Pacific
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Safe sanitationPapua New Guinea's safe sanitation rose from 10.7 % in 2000 to 16.7 % in 2024.2000200520102015202010%12%14%16%18%16.7 %

Papua New Guinea's safe sanitation rose from 10.7 % in 2000 to 16.7 % in 2024.

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