Environment in Papua New Guinea 1,888 indicators covering environment for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of land covered by forest 75.1% 2025 down 0.4% 11th 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Industries) — Value 52.7 USD/m3 2023 up 93.8% 95th 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Services (G to T)) — Value 49.5 USD/m3 2023 up 19.3% 111th 6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value 0.13 % 2023 unchanged 165th Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity 19,597 t 2024 up 277.5% 42nd Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import value 8,857 1000 USD 2024 up 240.3% 66th NPK fertilizers — Import quantity 13,637 t 2024 up 188.9% 90th NPK fertilizers — Import value 6,483 1000 USD 2024 up 149.1% 109th Land use 1.22 million hectares 2023 up 10.9% 110th 6.4.2 Level of water stress (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 0 % 2023 — 160th 6.4.2 Level of water stress (Services (G to T)) — Value 0.08 % 2023 unchanged 159th Recovered paper — Production, per capita 0 t per person 2024 up 20.3% 116th 6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value 0.06 % 2023 unchanged 133rd Urea — Import value 14,364 1000 USD 2024 up 668.1% 82nd Urea — Import quantity 32,738 t 2024 up 556.7% 86th Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity 4 t 2024 up 33.3% 127th Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import value 3 1000 USD 2024 down 25.0% 138th Recovered paper — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 12.4% 118th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity 319 m3 2024 up 3,887.5% 106th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value 695 1000 USD 2024 up 17,275.0% 84th Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0.0883 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 11.1% 90th Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import value 10,050 1000 USD 2024 up 2.0% 64th Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity 40,527 t 2024 down 0.1% 41st Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import value 25,291 1000 USD 2024 up 38.4% 32nd Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity 26,572 t 2024 up 8.2% 63rd Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity 1,444 t 2024 down 39.1% 101st Ammonium sulphate — Import value 278.37 1000 USD 2024 up 2.0% 106th Potassium nitrate — Import quantity 2.39 t 2024 down 87.0% 131st Potassium nitrate — Import value 7.33 1000 USD 2024 down 79.7% 128th Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 58,590 hectares 2025 up 19.5% 115th Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity 28.05 t 2024 down 6.5% 111th Ammonia, anhydrous — Import value 63.5 1000 USD 2024 up 74.9% 102nd Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import quantity 3,092 t 2024 up 8,714.4% 80th Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import value 3,898 1000 USD 2024 up 17,002.2% 74th Other NP compounds — Import quantity 54 t 2024 down 30.8% 116th Other NP compounds — Import value 34.7 1000 USD 2024 down 41.2% 131st Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import value 779.51 1000 USD 2024 up 19,387.8% 82nd Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import value 0.17 1000 USD 2021 down 92.6% 162nd Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import quantity 1,272 t 2024 up 31,700.0% 81st Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity 0.01 t 2021 down 99.5% 165th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 12.82 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 up 0.3% 20th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 17.58 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 12.0% 48th Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 0.02 t 2024 down 99.7% 177th Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 0.08 1000 USD 2024 down 99.1% 176th PK compounds — Import value 15.33 1000 USD 2024 down 86.6% 140th PK compounds — Import quantity 24 t 2024 down 46.7% 134th Sodium nitrate — Import value 3.14 1000 USD 2024 up 18.9% 119th Sodium nitrate — Import quantity 0.6 t 2024 up 81.8% 125th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 541.56 million SLC 2023 up 258.2% 114th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 150.87 million USD 2023 up 124.0% 95th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 124.73 million USD 2023 up 119.3% 93rd Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export value 0.01 1000 USD 2024 down 99.7% 137th Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 19.52 1000 ha 2024 down 1.4% 104th Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 1.39 % 2024 down 8.6% 83rd Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export quantity 0.01 t 2024 down 99.4% 134th Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 1,075 t 2024 up 2,400.0% 44th Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 1,444 1000 USD 2024 up 14,705.1% 22nd Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre 0.0006 t per square kilometre 2023 down 71.2% 118th Phosphate rock — Import value 44.99 1000 USD 2022 up 1,430.3% 76th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 2.2 % 2023 up 56.0% 66th ← Previous Page 21 of 32 Next →