New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area)

New Zealand
-100 % change on previous year
in 2001
Papua New Guinea
-100 % change on previous year
in 2023
New Zealand rank
54th
Papua New Guinea rank
54th

Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area) over time

  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
-2000200400199120072023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports -100 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

New Zealand ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 169 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 53.93 % change on previous year 25.32 % change on previous year 28.6 % change on previous year New Zealand
2000s 43.79 % change on previous year -71.93 % change on previous year 115.72 % change on previous year New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
New Zealand, at -100 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2001.
What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
0 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
10 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2001.
How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate?
New Zealand ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 4,247 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.