Cuba vs Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area
Cuba
8,671 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
8,699 ha
in 2024
Cuba rank
54th
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Cuba
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 8,699 ha against 8,671 ha in Cuba, a difference of 28 ha.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Cuba ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,336 ha | 168,189 ha | 160,852 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 8,098 ha | 23,479 ha | 15,381 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 6,151 ha | 27,654 ha | 21,503 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 12,225 ha | 10,700 ha | 1,525 ha | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Cuba or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 8,699 ha against 8,671 ha in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
- 28 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Cuba ranks 54th 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.