Environment in Papua New Guinea 1,888 indicators covering environment for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export 27 t 2018 — 148th Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 128 1000 USD 2018 — 138th France — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 4 1000 USD 2014 down 94.5% 145th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 2,482 2022 up 5.2% 50th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.5% 2022 up 5.2% 91st Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 2,066 2022 up 48.5% 50th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.4% 2022 up 48.5% 84th Reservoir minimum water area 38.14 2022 down 7.4% 116th Reservoir minimum water area 0.0% 2022 down 7.4% 127th Reservoir maximum water area 44.01 2022 down 1.2% 121st Reservoir maximum water area 0.0% 2022 down 1.1% 131st Reservoir minimum water area change -2.1% 2022 down 135.9% 133rd Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 19 t 2018 — 88th Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 119 1000 USD 2018 — 71st Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 1,738 Square kilometres 2022 down 2.8% 93rd Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 2.61 t 2016 up 7.0% 78th Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 1.61 1000 USD 2016 down 8.5% 81st Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 45,000 m3 2018 down 36.4% 45th Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 14,000 1000 USD 2018 down 34.9% 50th Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity -14,078 m3 2018 — 134th Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value -3,959 1000 USD 2018 — 113th United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Forest 358 1000 USD 2011 up 140.3% 89th Fungicides — Import quantity 17.48 t 2004 down 31.5% 132nd China — Plywood — Import Quantity 1,509 m3 2018 up 84.5% 94th China — Plywood — Import Value 1,744 1000 USD 2018 up 148.4% 85th France — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 44 t 2006 up 46.7% 110th France — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 148 1000 USD 2006 up 410.3% 107th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 10,273 Square kilometres 2022 up 28.8% 21st Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 54.85 Square kilometres 2022 up 331.5% 139th Sweden — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 18 1000 USD 2012 up 200.0% 143rd Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 43 1000 USD 2017 — 110th Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 39 m3 2017 — 123rd Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import 6 m3 2018 down 98.4% 142nd Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import 0 1000 USD 2018 down 100.0% 143rd United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Paper and 5 t 2011 down 83.9% 125th United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Paper and 18 1000 USD 2011 down 87.9% 123rd Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, coniferous 0 m3 2018 — 18th United States of America — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 87 t 2018 up 866.7% 105th United States of America — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 292 1000 USD 2018 up 1,068.0% 98th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.01 % 2021 unchanged 58th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 94.88 % 2021 down 0.2% 14th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 0.6 % 2021 up 46.3% 125th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 0.04 % 2021 unchanged 126th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 3.78 % 2021 down 1.6% 119th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 0.26 % 2021 up 36.8% 77th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 99.14 % 2021 down 0.3% 21st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow 0 % 2021 — 28th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0.49 % 2021 up 11.4% 90th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0.43 % 2021 down 8.5% 40th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 % 2021 — 82nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0.01 % 2021 unchanged 84th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered 94.4 % 2021 down 0.2% 14th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 1,148 km2 2021 up 47.1% 38th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 85.2 km2 2021 up 2.3% 75th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 524.2 km2 2021 up 34.8% 19th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 181,486 km2 2021 down 0.3% 12th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 816.8 km2 2021 up 13.4% 31st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 779.5 km2 2021 down 9.1% 6th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 14.8 km2 2021 down 6.3% 47th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 173,795 km2 2021 down 0.2% 7th ← Previous Page 25 of 32 Next →