Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Lao People's Democratic Republic
-46.44 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-43 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
79th
Papua New Guinea rank
77th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -43 % change on previous year against -46.44 % change on previous year in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 3.44 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 79th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 184 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.55 % change on previous year | -19.26 % change on previous year | 24.81 % change on previous year | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 45.68 % change on previous year | 45.32 % change on previous year | 0.36 % change on previous year | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 37.05 % change on previous year | 13.74 % change on previous year | 23.31 % change on previous year | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 163.99 % change on previous year | 19.9 % change on previous year | 144.09 % change on previous year | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -43 % change on previous year against -46.44 % change on previous year in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.44 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 79th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.