Environment in Papua New Guinea 1,888 indicators covering environment for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Freshwater Fish — Production 13 1000 t 2023 unchanged 92nd Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 0 1000 t 2023 — 99th Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 93.1 t 2018 up 7,531.1% 63rd Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 7.3% 2025 up 1.2% 217th Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 7.4% 2025 up 1.7% 161st Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 1.9% 2025 unchanged 171st Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 7.4% 2025 up 1.7% 170th Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 7.3% 2025 up 1.2% 229th Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 1.9% 2025 unchanged 182nd Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 23 m3 2016 — 130th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 59 1000 USD 2016 — 86th Drivers of deforestation 4,645 hectares 2023 down 29.8% 33rd Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 1,908 t 2024 up 32.2% 68th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 322 1000 USD 2024 up 3,925.0% 82nd Bagasse — Energy production 1,081 TJ 2024 up 31.1% 56th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 123.76 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 18.9% 149th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 84.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 19.2% 74th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 25 t 2024 down 98.3% 117th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 21 1000 USD 2024 up 162.5% 115th Agriculture area certified organic — Area 18.03 1000 ha 2024 up 36.6% 89th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 271.3 million SLC 2024 up 3.2% 99th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 166.53 million SLC 2024 down 35.9% 102nd Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 0.1217 2024 down 15.4% 98th Bagasse — Energy consumption 1,019 TJ 2024 up 32.3% 48th Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 11 m3 2024 down 45.0% 201st Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 11 1000 USD 2024 down 50.0% 188th Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 1,088 m3 2024 up 237.9% 71st Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 348 1000 USD 2024 up 728.6% 66th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 29 m3 2024 up 38.1% 183rd Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 3 1000 USD 2024 down 50.0% 201st Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 2.31 million m3 2024 down 27.5% 3rd Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 458,041 1000 USD 2024 down 36.5% 3rd 15.1.1 Forest area — Value 34,029 1000 ha 2025 down 0.4% 16th 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 75.14 % 2025 down 0.4% 11th 15.1.1 Land area — Value 45,286 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 48th 15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 175 t/ha 2025 unchanged 49th 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 3.98 % 2025 unchanged 143rd Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2012 up 2,736.1% 125th Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0029 kilograms 2012 up 5,335.5% 134th Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 16.7% 2024 up 20.3% 146th Drinking water usage in urban areas 57,751 people 2024 up 22.8% 27th Population using at least basic drinking-water services 48.3% 2024 up 32.1% 165th Population using at least basic sanitation services 19.6% 2024 up 28.8% 160th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 3.79 t 2023 up 82,328.3% 117th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 8.72 1000 USD 2023 up 87,119.0% 122nd Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 53.3% 2024 up 24.5% 240th Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 23.6% 2024 up 17.7% 236th People using improved drinking water sources 3.23 million people 2024 up 62.3% 21st Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value -3,673 1000 USD 2018 down 4,049.5% 106th Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -994 t 2018 down 24,950.0% 94th Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -1,373 1000 USD 2018 down 5,185.2% 95th Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 18,424 1000 USD 2018 up 28.1% 134th Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 20,489 t 2018 up 26.4% 116th Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 16,356 1000 USD 2018 up 38.8% 121st Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity 1.07 t 2019 — 98th Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export value 4.79 1000 USD 2019 — 95th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 26.02 US dollar 2018 up 0.4% 35th Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 0.3822 t 2023 down 96.9% 124th Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 1.84 1000 USD 2023 down 91.2% 127th Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 901,448 1000 USD 2018 up 97.4% 41st ← Previous Page 23 of 32 Next →