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Geography>
Papua New Guinea
Surface area (square km)
462,840
(2021)
[56/216countries]
Land area (sq. km)
452,860
(2021)
[54/216countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area)
3.2%
(2021)
[202/210countries]
Forest area (sq. km)
358,222
(2021)
[19/214countries]
Forest area (% of land area)
79.1%
(2021)
[9/214countries]
Coastline (km)
5,152
(2019)
[24/230countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
7.6%
(2015)
[55/172countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius)
25.3
(1961-1990)
[53/191countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)
3,142
(2020)
[3/182countries]
Biodiversity>
Papua New Guinea
Bird species, threatened
39
(2018)
[26/215countries]
Fish species, threatened
61
(2018)
[31/215countries]
Mammal species, threatened
41
(2018)
[17/215countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened
179
(2018)
[23/215countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
3.1%
(2018)
[185/211countries]
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
0.2%
(2018)
[111/169countries]
Animals, environment and mankind>
Papua New Guinea
Environment and economy>
Papua New Guinea
Environmental protection>
Papua New Guinea
Environmental Performance Index (world ranking)
148
(2024)
[147/179countries]
CO2 and climate change>
Papua New Guinea
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes)
5,492
(2020)
[127/191countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes)
0.56
(2020)
[150/191countries]
CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)
0.143
(2020)
[100/181countries]
Energy>
Papua New Guinea
Crude oil supply per capita (kg)
147
(2020)
[67/89countries]
Natural gas supply per capita (million J)
4,027
(2020)
[70/87countries]
Electric power supply per capita (kWh)
459
(2020)
[86/95countries]
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, % of total
67.0%
(2020)
[43/97countries]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources, % of total
24.1%
(2020)
[39/86countries]
Nuclear and radioactivity>
Papua New Guinea
Environmental pollution>
Papua New Guinea
Waste and cleanness>
Papua New Guinea