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


Chart: Other wooded land cover in Papua New Guinea, 1990-2005


Chart: Primary forest cover in Papua New Guinea 1990-2005


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)