Environment in Papua New Guinea

1,888 indicators covering environment for Papua New Guinea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 153rd
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0 t per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 153rd
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution 14.11 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 8.5% 126th
Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year 2024 down 652.7% 128th
Charcoal — Energy production 215.35 TJ 2024 down 13.1% 88th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export quantity 305 t 2024 unchanged 66th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export value 103 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 77th
Wood fuel — Import quantity 11 m3 2024 down 98.0% 145th
Wood fuel — Import value 11 1000 USD 2024 up 120.0% 132nd
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 356,944 Square kilometres 2023 down 0.9% 19th
Wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 148th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0 t per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 148th
Land use hidden — Forest 357,552 Square kilometres 2023 down 0.9% 19th
Land use hidden — Planted Forest 607.5 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 94th
Wood residues — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 186th
Wood residues — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 180th
Industrial roundwood — Production, per capita 0.385 m3 per person 2024 down 27.7% 36th
Charcoal — Energy consumption 215.35 TJ 2024 up 4.5% 103rd
Annual freshwater withdrawals 392.10 million billion cubic meters 2022 unchanged 136th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3812 m3 per person 2024 down 27.8% 21st
Industrial roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.4% 12th
Wood residues — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 132nd
Wood residues — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 130th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.5% 6th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 0.1322 2022 unchanged 177th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 29 m3 2024 down 25.6% 174th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 3 1000 USD 2024 down 93.0% 191st
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal 64.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2022 up 45.6% 54th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.001 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.1% 66th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 212th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 214th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 212th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 214th
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, per capita 0.3813 m3 per person 2024 down 27.8% 30th
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity 1 m3 2024 down 100.0% 132nd
Wood chips and particles — Export value 5 1000 USD 2024 down 99.6% 109th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3775 m3 per person 2024 down 27.9% 10th
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.5% 4th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 3 1000 USD 2024 down 93.0% 178th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 29 m3 2024 down 25.6% 163rd
Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre 8.99 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 1.4% 69th
Household and sanitary papers — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 151st
Household and sanitary papers — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 98.8% 156th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.6% 4th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 2.31 million m3 2024 down 39.3% 3rd
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity 13 m3 2024 up 1,200.0% 139th
Wood chips and particles — Import value 22 1000 USD 2024 up 2,100.0% 134th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 458,007 1000 USD 2024 down 56.6% 3rd
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per square 8.9 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 1.3% 57th
Particle board — Import quantity 1,704 m3 2024 up 1,108.5% 155th
Particle board — Import value 784 1000 USD 2024 up 564.4% 155th
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals 57.0% 2022 unchanged 29th
Inland waters — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person 2024 down 19.4% 26th
Inland waters — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.6% 19th
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals 42.7% 2022 unchanged 28th
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, per square kilometre 8.91 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 1.4% 58th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, per square 8.82 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 1.3% 34th
Exposure to air pollution from human sources 9.49 micrograms per cubic meter 2024 up 2.2% 137th
Exposure to outdoor air pollution 11 µg/m³ 2024 up 1.9% 155th
Net Capital Stocks (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 7,783 million USD 2023 up 102.5% 70th