Chile vs Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area
Chile
11,277 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
8,699 ha
in 2024
Chile rank
50th
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Chile
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Chile currently reports 11,277 ha against 8,699 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2,578 ha.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Chile ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,622 ha | 168,189 ha | 135,566 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 21,112 ha | 23,479 ha | 2,367 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 49,573 ha | 27,654 ha | 21,918 ha | Chile |
| 2020s | 79,243 ha | 10,700 ha | 68,543 ha | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Chile or Papua New Guinea?
- Chile, at 11,277 ha against 8,699 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 2,578 ha, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Chile ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.