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Deforestation tables and charts for Papua New Guinea

Deforestation data for Papua New Guinea , 1990-2005. Papua New Guinea 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 29,437,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 65
Other wooded land (hectares): 4,474,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 46,284,000

Forest Area

Classification Area Annual change rate Total change
Period 1990 2000 2005 1990-2000 1990-2000 2000-2005 2000-2005 1990-2005 1990-2005 1990s vs 2000s
Units ha ha ha ha % ha % ha % %
Total forest area 31,523,000 30,132,000 29,437,000 -139000 -0.5 -139000 -0.5 -2,086,000 -6.62 0
Other wooded land 4474000 4474000 4474000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary forests 29,210,000 26,462,000 25,211,000 -274,800 -0.94 -250,200 -0.95 -3999000 -13.69 -8.95
Plantations 63000 82000 92000 1,960 3.11 1,980 2.41 29000 46 -22.4




Chart: Forest cover in Papua New Guinea, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in Papua New Guinea, 1990-2005
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Chart: Primary forest cover in Papua New Guinea 1990-2005
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All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)




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