Environment in Papua New Guinea 1,904 indicators covering environment for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Forest area as a proportion of total land area 75.1% 2025 down 0.4% 13th Share of forest area within protected areas 4.0% 2025 unchanged 169th Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 4.0% 2025 unchanged 171st Italy — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 19 1000 USD 2018 up 35.7% 102nd United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Export 245 1000 USD 2018 down 67.5% 78th Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 9 m3 2017 down 93.8% 112th Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 9 1000 USD 2017 down 86.6% 107th Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 — 1st South Africa — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 369 1000 USD 2017 up 7,280.0% 63rd Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 0 m3 2017 — 62nd Japan — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 7 1000 USD 2018 down 12.5% 114th Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 2 1000 USD 2017 — 41st Germany — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 498 1000 USD 2018 up 13.2% 67th Disinfectants, etc — Export quantity 0.0889 t 2014 down 33.7% 126th Ammonium sulphate — Agricultural Use 17 t 2006 — 88th Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 1 t 2018 down 98.2% 120th Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 2 1000 USD 2018 down 98.6% 121st Ozone (O₃) concentration 29 ppb 2015 up 3.6% 185th Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development 14.82 2024 up 177.3% 83rd India — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 45,808 1000 USD 2018 up 4.1% 29th Coastal protection 73.34 2025 down 0.2% 82nd Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 882 m3 2018 down 79.0% 64th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 73 km2 2021 up 31.8% 60th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 0.7 km2 2021 up 40.0% 85th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 12.8 km2 2021 up 85.5% 57th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 21,945 km2 2021 down 0.1% 43rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 185.2 km2 2021 down 0.8% 37th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 101.6 km2 2021 down 2.9% 21st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged 73rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 19,907 km2 2021 down 0.1% 28th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 0.33 % 2021 up 32.0% 87th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 0 % 2021 — 90th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 0.06 % 2021 up 100.0% 73rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 99.61 % 2021 down 0.1% 11th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover 0.84 % 2021 down 1.2% 44th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs 0.46 % 2021 down 2.1% 19th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0 % 2021 — 75th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 90.36 % 2021 down 0.1% 8th Unspecified Area — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 5,771 1000 USD 2018 down 50.6% 32nd Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Agricultural Use 2,082 t 2011 up 544.6% 52nd Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 57 1000 USD 2018 down 86.3% 64th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland 1,750 km2 2021 down 0.1% 51st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Permanent 0 km2 2021 — 30th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 km2 2021 — 69th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland 7.94 % 2021 down 0.1% 74th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Permanent 0 % 2021 — 25th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 % 2021 — 67th United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Forest 154 1000 USD 2018 up 220.8% 74th Singapore — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 1,244 t 2018 down 20.4% 34th Singapore — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 1,490 1000 USD 2018 down 17.0% 36th Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, coniferous -4,039 m3 2018 down 213.9% 68th Japan — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 1 t 2006 down 96.2% 102nd Japan — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 8 1000 USD 2006 down 52.9% 104th Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Agricultural Use 23,067 t 2006 — 36th Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, coniferous -204 1000 USD 2018 down 153.5% 81st Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous tropical 3.64 million m3 2018 up 33.9% 1st ← Previous Page 28 of 32 Next →