Panama vs Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Panama
-35.71 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-43 % change on previous year
in 2024
Panama rank
75th
Papua New Guinea rank
77th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Panama currently reports -35.71 % change on previous year against -43 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 7.29 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Panama ranks 75th and Papua New Guinea ranks 77th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.35 % change on previous year | -19.26 % change on previous year | 13.91 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2000s | 46.62 % change on previous year | 59.71 % change on previous year | 13.09 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -51.97 % change on previous year | 23.96 % change on previous year | 75.93 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -2.84 % change on previous year | -13.61 % change on previous year | 10.76 % change on previous year | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Panama or Papua New Guinea?
- Panama, at -35.71 % change on previous year against -43 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Panama and Papua New Guinea?
- 7.29 % change on previous year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Papua New Guinea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Panama ranks 75th 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.