Environment in Papua New Guinea

1,888 indicators covering environment for Papua New Guinea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Pulp for paper — Export quantity 305 t 2024 unchanged 95th
Pulp for paper — Export value 103 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 112th
Wood charcoal — Export quantity 1 t 2024 down 99.9% 158th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0.0883 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 11.1% 98th
Printing and writing papers — Export quantity 1 t 2024 191st
Printing and writing papers — Export value 2 1000 USD 2024 201st
Pulp for paper — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 87.1% 156th
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 82.6% 145th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 86.7% 166th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0001 t per square kilometre 2023 up 271.4% 159th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1204 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 25.9% 102nd
Wood pulp — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person 2024 150th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 144th
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 151st
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 140th
Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre 0.0163 t per square kilometre 2023 up 15.5% 133rd
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita 0.11 kg/cap 2024 unchanged 145th
Wood charcoal — Import quantity 76 t 2024 up 85.4% 134th
Wood charcoal — Import value 71 1000 USD 2024 down 18.4% 140th
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland 0.98 kg/ha 2024 up 19.5% 124th
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 3,305 t 2024 up 30.0% 128th
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 3.08 t 2024 down 44.2% 150th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 138.8% 2024 up 124.7% 33rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 154.3% 2024 down 2.1% 92nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 33.4% 2024 up 10.8% 117th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 120.9% 2024 up 24.7% 81st
Coal rents 0.0% 2021 71st
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use 1,189 t 2024 up 30.1% 103rd
Insecticides — Agricultural Use 10 t 2024 up 25.0% 166th
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use 32 t 2024 up 23.1% 135th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per square 0 t per square kilometre 2023 97th
Herbicides — Agricultural Use 1,076 t 2024 up 30.4% 75th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production 0 t 2024 58th
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use 70 t 2024 up 25.0% 16th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2019 unchanged 119th
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 95th
Other Pesticides nes — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 110th
Forest land — Share in Land area 75.15 % 2024 down 0.4% 13th
Wood pulp — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 147th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 137th
Other land — Area 9,848 1000 ha 2024 up 0.3% 56th
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.3 g/Int$ 2024 up 25.0% 139th
Solid biofuels — Energy production 65,625 TJ 2024 up 4.3% 76th
Fuelwood — Energy production 50,544 TJ 2024 unchanged 82nd
Chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 305 t 2024 unchanged 78th
Chemical wood pulp — Export value 103 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 93rd
Veneer sheets — Production 76,000 m3 2024 up 21.0% 41st
Recovered paper — Export value 43 1000 USD 2024 down 10.4% 159th
Recovered paper — Export quantity 242 t 2024 up 25.4% 161st
Total Bioenergy — Energy production 65,910 TJ 2024 up 4.4% 81st
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import quantity 1 t 2024 down 96.2% 160th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import value 5 1000 USD 2024 down 96.4% 151st
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 65,377 TJ 2024 up 4.5% 64th
Municipal water withdrawal 223.50 million cubic meters 2023 unchanged 117th
Fuelwood — Energy consumption 50,142 TJ 2024 up 0.1% 63rd
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption 65,377 TJ 2024 up 4.5% 68th
Household and sanitary papers — Import quantity 217 t 2024 down 74.2% 185th
Household and sanitary papers — Import value 543 1000 USD 2024 down 59.9% 175th
Pulp for paper — Import value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 97.7% 159th
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0 t per square kilometre 2023 down 99.5% 158th