Environment in Papua New Guinea

1,900 indicators covering environment for Papua New Guinea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 16,393 million SLC 2018 up 28.1% 65th
Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 5,921 million USD 2018 up 28.1% 59th
Forest certified for sustainable use 14,770 thousands of hectares 2024 down 61.2% 78th
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 14.77 2024 down 61.2% 85th
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 14.0% 2022 up 68.1% 103rd
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 50.9% 2022 up 3,146.2% 136th
Canada — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 359 1000 USD 2017 up 31.5% 94th
Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import quantity 0.454 t 2023 down 79.7% 54th
Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import value 2.67 1000 USD 2023 down 91.5% 86th
NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use 5,688 t 2011 up 3,769.4% 77th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity 93 m3 2018 down 97.8% 98th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value 16 1000 USD 2018 down 97.8% 109th
Insecticides — Export value 1.28 1000 USD 2004 down 86.9% 134th
India — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 56 1000 USD 2018 up 1,766.7% 116th
Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 1.93 % 2018 down 7.6% 53rd
Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 1.93 % 2018 down 7.6% 53rd
Total FAO — Plywood — Export Value 7,002 1000 USD 2018 up 136.4% 56th
Total FAO — Plywood — Export Quantity 5,617 m3 2018 up 142.4% 63rd
China — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 807,244 1000 USD 2018 up 92.6% 11th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity -710 m3 2018 122nd
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value -118 1000 USD 2018 104th
Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 6.35 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 10.2% 203rd
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Value 460 1000 USD 2018 26th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Quantity 244 m3 2018 61st
Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 42.33 1000 ha 2019 138th
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 15.32 1000 ha 2019 151st
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 80.08 1000 ha 2019 103rd
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 556.02 1000 ha 2019 29th
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 7.59 1000 ha 2019 82nd
Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 452.86 1000 ha 2019 42nd
Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 593.37 1000 ha 2019 15th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 0 m3 2004 133rd
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 0 1000 USD 2004 132nd
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 846 t 2018 up 536.1% 54th
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 716 1000 USD 2018 up 418.8% 56th
Republic of Korea — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 92 1000 USD 2018 down 11.5% 104th
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 12 t 2018 up 500.0% 134th
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 33 1000 USD 2018 up 1,000.0% 118th
Superphosphates above 35% — Export quantity 1.43 t 2016 down 54.9% 65th
Superphosphates above 35% — Export value 0.52 1000 USD 2016 down 34.2% 64th
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 0 m3 2004 43rd
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 0 1000 USD 2004 50th
Insecticides — Export quantity 0.472 t 2004 down 67.2% 129th
Antimalarial insecticides — Import quantity 1.14 t 2023 107th
Antimalarial insecticides — Import value 7.8 1000 USD 2023 113th
Malaysia — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 2,758 1000 USD 2018 up 102.8% 39th
Disinfectants, etc — Export value 0.4026 1000 USD 2014 down 9.7% 128th
Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 75 t 2018 down 31.8% 95th
Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 79 1000 USD 2018 down 24.0% 105th
France — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 77 1000 USD 2018 up 1,440.0% 88th
Unspecified Area — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 2 1000 USD 2018 down 98.6% 128th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Value 200 1000 USD 2018 down 96.0% 73rd
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 40 m3 2018 down 99.5% 89th
Singapore — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 1,492 1000 USD 2018 down 18.3% 42nd
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Agricultural Use 1,236 t 2006 74th
Above-ground forest biomass 175 tonnes per hectare 2025 unchanged 53rd
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Value -83 1000 USD 2018 down 1,483.3% 84th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity -191 m3 2018 111th
Above-ground biomass in forest 175 2025 unchanged 55th
Forest area 34,029 2025 down 0.4% 23rd