Melanesia vs Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Melanesia
-44.41 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-43 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
78th
Papua New Guinea rank
77th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -43 % change on previous year against -44.41 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 1.41 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Melanesia ranks 78th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 184 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -19.51 % change on previous year | -19.26 % change on previous year | 0.2544 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 38.49 % change on previous year | 45.32 % change on previous year | 6.83 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 8.75 % change on previous year | 13.74 % change on previous year | 4.99 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 19.19 % change on previous year | 19.9 % change on previous year | 0.7053 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -43 % change on previous year against -44.41 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.41 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 78th 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.