Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Forest area
Papua New Guinea
357,552 sq. km
in 2023
Sweden
279,800 sq. km
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
19th
Sweden rank
21st
Forest area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 357,552 sq. km against 279,800 sq. km in Sweden, a difference of 77,752 sq. km.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Globally, Papua New Guinea ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 21st of 214 countries.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.