Environment in Papua New Guinea 1,867 indicators covering environment for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 585.7% 97th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 330.5% 93rd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 41.0% 67th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 38.4% 62nd Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.7% 136th Plywood and LVL — Production 64,000 m3 2024 up 128.6% 67th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 3.85 % change on previous year 2024 up 103.9% 77th Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 61.8% 150th Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 6.0% 138th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person 2024 down 89.3% 168th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 up 199.3% 158th Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 68.5% 128th Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0046 t per square kilometre 2023 down 77.2% 123rd Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 169th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 82nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 119th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.2% 31st Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -68.97 % change on previous year 2024 down 115.4% 158th Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 15.38 % change on previous year 2024 up 118.4% 42nd Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.5231 m3 per person 2024 down 19.4% 33rd Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.5231 m3 per person 2024 down 19.4% 38th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.9044 m3 per person 2024 down 23.2% 26th Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.9081 m3 per person 2024 down 23.2% 42nd Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 91st Primary Forest — Area 19,444 1000 ha 2025 down 0.7% 12th Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 25.0% 19th Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 5.5 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 24.5% 25th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 88.5% 167th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 190.6% 161st Recovered paper — Import quantity 38 t 2024 up 137.5% 161st Recovered paper — Import value 7 1000 USD 2024 up 16.7% 171st Annual change in forest area -3,750 hectares 2025 up 18.6% 176th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.0% 2025 up 18.3% 149th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.0% 2025 up 18.3% 148th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -3,750 hectares 2025 up 18.6% 176th Fibreboard — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 165th Fibreboard — Export value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 90.5% 163rd Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0038 m3 per person 2024 down 19.4% 87th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 94th Forest land — Area 34,029 1000 ha 2025 down 0.4% 25th Naturally regenerating forest — Area 33,970 1000 ha 2025 down 0.4% 25th Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 99.83 % 2025 down 0.0% 49th Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 22.3% 156th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate 128.57 % change on previous year 2024 up 157.1% 29th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 155th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 4 1000 USD 2024 down 71.4% 152nd Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 1,970 m3 2024 up 100.6% 88th Other fibreboard — Import quantity 171 m3 2024 down 71.3% 155th Other fibreboard — Import value 58 1000 USD 2024 down 88.5% 160th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 42nd Fibreboard — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 30.9% 164th Fibreboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0081 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 57.1% 160th Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 1,258 1000 USD 2024 up 251.4% 83rd Planted Forest — Area 58.59 1000 ha 2025 up 19.5% 131st Planted Forest — Share in Forest land 0.17 % 2025 up 21.4% 195th Sawnwood, coniferous — Production 19,994 m3 2024 down 0.0% 94th Industrial roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 25.0% 15th Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 5.5 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 24.5% 22nd Total fibre furnish — Export value 146 1000 USD 2024 down 3.3% 159th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 down 0.5% 143rd ← Previous Page 14 of 32 Next →