Environment in Papua New Guinea

1,867 indicators covering environment for Papua New Guinea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Manure applied — Cropland potassium 13,272 t 2023 up 6.5% 111th
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area 10.92 kg/ha 2023 down 3.9% 114th
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen 1,689 t 2023 up 6.8% 131st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 1.39 kg/ha 2023 down 3.7% 181st
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen 53,542 t 2023 up 18.8% 98th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 44.07 kg/ha 2023 up 7.2% 89th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus 9,730 t 2023 up 18.2% 99th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 8.01 kg/ha 2023 up 6.7% 89th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium 51,784 t 2023 up 18.6% 77th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area 42.62 kg/ha 2023 up 7.0% 35th
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen 4,903 t 2023 down 4.5% 116th
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 4.04 kg/ha 2023 down 13.8% 139th
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus 628.06 t 2023 down 5.1% 123rd
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0.5169 kg/ha 2023 down 14.4% 149th
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium 11,718 t 2023 down 6.5% 114th
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area 9.64 kg/ha 2023 down 15.7% 130th
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen 835.64 t 2023 up 12.5% 133rd
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 0.6878 kg/ha 2023 up 1.5% 155th
Seed — Cropland nitrogen 26.07 t 2023 unchanged 153rd
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 0.0215 kg/ha 2023 down 9.7% 177th
Seed — Cropland phosphorus 4.23 t 2023 unchanged 149th
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0.0035 kg/ha 2023 down 10.3% 169th
Seed — Cropland potassium 13.19 t 2023 unchanged 147th
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area 0.0109 kg/ha 2023 down 9.2% 170th
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen 5,616 t 2023 up 23.4% 110th
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 4.62 kg/ha 2023 up 11.3% 124th
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen 12,206 t 2023 up 31.2% 111th
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 10.05 kg/ha 2023 up 18.3% 127th
Input — Cropland nitrogen 43,238 t 2023 up 29.6% 119th
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 35.59 kg/ha 2023 up 16.9% 143rd
Input — Cropland phosphorus 7,583 t 2023 up 21.1% 113th
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 6.24 kg/ha 2023 up 9.2% 133rd
Input — Cropland potassium 24,219 t 2023 up 5.0% 109th
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area 19.93 kg/ha 2023 down 5.3% 112th
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen 53,542 t 2023 up 18.8% 98th
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 44.07 kg/ha 2023 up 7.2% 88th
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus 9,730 t 2023 up 18.2% 99th
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 8.01 kg/ha 2023 up 6.7% 88th
Outputs — Cropland potassium 51,784 t 2023 up 18.6% 77th
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area 42.62 kg/ha 2023 up 7.0% 34th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen -10,304 t 2023 up 11.9% 181st
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area -8.48 kg/ha 2023 up 20.5% 173rd
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus -2,148 t 2023 down 9.3% 148th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area -1.77 kg/ha 2023 up 1.4% 159th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium -27,565 t 2023 down 33.8% 161st
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area -22.69 kg/ha 2023 down 20.7% 175th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 123.83 % 2023 down 8.3% 12th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 128.32 % 2023 down 2.3% 37th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 213.82 % 2023 up 12.9% 24th
Arable land use per person 0.0318 hectares per person 2023 down 12.1% 158th
Forest area 34.03 million hectares 2025 down 0.4% 20th
Share of global forest area 0.8% 2025 up 0.6% 20th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 0.2258 2023 up 91.5% 51st
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 77.1% 144th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0806 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 18.2% 53rd
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0727 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 96.3% 49th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 89.7% 153rd
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 84.0% 165th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 81.2% 153rd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.3% 34th